unharmed

adjective

un·​harmed ˌən-ˈhärmd How to pronounce unharmed (audio)
: 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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Fort Collins Police Services, which is investigating the shooting along with the Eighth Judicial District Critical Incident Review Team, says the deputy was taken to the hospital for evaluation but was unharmed and later released. Austen Erblat, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025 Their 4-month-old daughter was discovered inside the home unharmed. Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025 The three women lived in the six-bedroom, three-bathroom home with two roommates who went unharmed in the attack. Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 13 Nov. 2025 After Juneid and Zainab’s deaths, the children who had mysteriously vanished begin to reappear in the very same places where they were last seen—unharmed, as if awakening from a long dream. Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unharmed

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 24 Nov. 2025.

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