unscathed

adjective

Definition of unscathednext
as in unharmed
not hurt, harmed, or damaged She escaped from the wreckage unscathed. The administration was left relatively unscathed by the scandal.

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Recent Examples of unscathed From farmers in Côte d’Ivoire to artisanal chocolatiers in Massachusetts, almost no one in the industry has emerged unscathed. — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026 Adames also committed an error on a routine grounder in the bottom of the seventh that could’ve spelled disaster, but Houser got out of the inning unscathed. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 And the refineries that are unscathed have had trouble shipping because of the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran and the United States are battling for control. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 The United States hasn’t escaped unscathed, but it’s managed to mitigate the heat’s lethality thanks in large part to widely accessible air conditioning. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unscathed
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unharmed
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  • 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
  • The child, who has autism, was physically unharmed, as was his mother, police said.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Unscathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscathed. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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