unimpaired
adjective
un·im·paired
ˌən-im-ˈperd 
: not damaged or made weaker : not impaired
unimpaired speech
unimpaired influence
unimpaired drivers [=drivers who are not drunk, drugged, etc.]
Age had left his faculties unimpaired …—
Joseph Conrad
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Do not believe these croakers but give the lie to their dismal croaking by showing by our actions that the vigor and vitality of our race is unimpaired and that our determination is to uphold the empire . . .
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
The intel vessel soon was spotted sailing back into Sevastopol, seemingly unimpaired.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Time spent hanging out in the Whites will acquaint you with more of their charms, such as the spectacular displays of meteor showers and stars, constellations and moon phases the night skies bestow – unimpaired by any glow from surrounding towns, since there are so few.
—Paul McHugh, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Without this trial, science won’t be able to validate a redefinition of Alzheimer’s disease, and doctors and patients won’t have evidence to know beyond a reasonable doubt whether a drug given to cognitively unimpaired persons with elevated amyloid is safe and effective.
—Jason Karlawish, STAT, 6 Feb. 2024
Once these technologies have been proven safe and reliable for people with disabilities, some people with unimpaired bodies will start clamoring to use them as technological augmentations.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 27 May 2014
Property evaluations were far below replacement costs that researchers at Tulane University had recommended based on comparable homes unimpaired by toxins.
—Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Sep. 2023
The architecture within those cities depends heavily on symmetries and proportions derived from unimpaired human bodies and average physiology — windows as eyes, doors as mouths, cornices as hair or headgear, and so on.
—Curbed, 19 Jan. 2023
All were without dementia and cognitively unimpaired during testing and had undergone one of two types of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 May 2023
Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
The intel vessel soon was spotted sailing back into Sevastopol, seemingly unimpaired.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Time spent hanging out in the Whites will acquaint you with more of their charms, such as the spectacular displays of meteor showers and stars, constellations and moon phases the night skies bestow – unimpaired by any glow from surrounding towns, since there are so few.
—Paul McHugh, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Without this trial, science won’t be able to validate a redefinition of Alzheimer’s disease, and doctors and patients won’t have evidence to know beyond a reasonable doubt whether a drug given to cognitively unimpaired persons with elevated amyloid is safe and effective.
—Jason Karlawish, STAT, 6 Feb. 2024
Once these technologies have been proven safe and reliable for people with disabilities, some people with unimpaired bodies will start clamoring to use them as technological augmentations.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 27 May 2014
Property evaluations were far below replacement costs that researchers at Tulane University had recommended based on comparable homes unimpaired by toxins.
—Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Sep. 2023
The architecture within those cities depends heavily on symmetries and proportions derived from unimpaired human bodies and average physiology — windows as eyes, doors as mouths, cornices as hair or headgear, and so on.
—Curbed, 19 Jan. 2023
All were without dementia and cognitively unimpaired during testing and had undergone one of two types of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 May 2023
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“Unimpaired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimpaired. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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