UNHARMED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

unharmed

adjective

Definition of unharmed

as in unscathed

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Recent Examples of unharmed All 44 students at the school were unharmed and evacuated with other teachers after the shooting. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 The zoo confirmed that Moo Deng and her mother, Jona, were unharmed, and police charged the man with trespassing. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026 Walsh was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and her three other children were unharmed, according to police. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 The four victims were discovered alongside an unharmed 6-year-old boy in the Zona Esmeralda area of Atizapán de Zaragoza, according to the State of Mexico Prosecutor’s Office. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unharmed

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Adjective

According to Liv, LaPenna emerged from the bouts basically unscathed.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Needless to say, things start to break down almost immediately, and the birthday boy doesn't make it out unscathed.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of unscathed

Adjective

Major's son was uninjured, but three students — ages 5, 8 and 11 — and one teacher were killed in the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, police said.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Jane Doe—as she is referred to in court documents—was inside, uninjured.

— Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of uninjured

Adjective

Hutch seemed unhurt beyond a twisted knee, but Ed, stripped naked, was a mass of small cuts and bright greening bruises that made an awful background for ridges of clotted blood.

— Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Avianca said the unhurt passengers were rebooked on other flights to continue their trip to New York.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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