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
While the train disaster claimed more than 40 lives, a 6-year-old child whose family perished emerged mostly unscathed.
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Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The nearly unscathed girl was found barefoot on the train tracks where at least 40 people were killed and 150 passengers were injured, according to Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Surrounded by bodies after the train accident in southern Spain, one little girl somehow emerged virtually unscathed.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Weathers instead began with a slider, getting a swinging strike before fanning González and eventually escaping the jam unscathed.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
The nearly unscathed girl was found barefoot on the train tracks where at least 40 people were killed and 150 passengers were injured, according to Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Surrounded by bodies after the train accident in southern Spain, one little girl somehow emerged virtually unscathed.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Weathers instead began with a slider, getting a swinging strike before fanning González and eventually escaping the jam unscathed.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscathed
unharmed
Adjective
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Despite the drop, the tiny, fluffy eaglet appears unharmed and too young to fly.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Officers also located an unharmed 8-year-old boy in a bedroom.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Unscathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscathed. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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