UNSCATHED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

unscathed

adjective

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 Many Iranians have fled to the north, which has been relatively unscathed. —

ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026 Outside of a one-out walk, Sdao gets out of the inning unscathed. —

Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026 Although the continental United States emerged largely unscathed, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever was Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in Jamaica and packed some of the highest winds ever recorded in the Caribbean. —

Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026 Laura, however, emerges relatively unscathed despite their car being overturned, bringing to mind the creepy lo-fi classic Carnival of Souls, whose heroine appears to miraculously emerge from a crash, only to be revealed to have actually died in it. —

Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unscathed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscathed

unharmed

Adjective

Officers also found Cassella’s 24-year-old brother unharmed in another bedroom with the door shut, McCabe said.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2026
While the house took extensive damage, his father was unharmed.

— Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026