Synonyms of unharmednext
: not harmed : safe, unscathed
The missing boy was returned to his home unharmed.
Film and paint companies are using computers to design dyes that will survive sunlight but leave humans unharmed.The New York Times

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Six other children who were in the daycare at the time were unharmed and have since been reunified with their parents, according to police. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Six other children were at the daycare at the time, police say, and all were unharmed and reunited with their families. Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 The children, now with their biological father, were unharmed in the incident. Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 In May, Trooper Teddy Henderson rammed a vehicle off Arkansas 118 in Mississippi County and was surprised to see a 3-year-old toddler crawl out of the wreckage, unharmed. Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unharmed

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unharmed was in the 14th century

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“Unharmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unharmed. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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