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
Colorado’s forests have experienced pine beetle outbreaks for years, but the Front Range remained mostly unscathed.
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
No other government has gone tit for tat with Washington on tariffs and export restrictions and emerged mostly unscathed.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
For his efforts, Dick is able to get Will, Ronnie, and Hank out of the Black Spot through a tunnel under the floor, and all four manage to escape unscathed — at least physically.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Weeks after four top Sacramento political figures were ensnared in an FBI corruption probe, one of them — lobbyist Alexis Podesta — has remained quiet and emerged relatively unscathed.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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unharmed
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The boy suffered fatal injuries, the report said, while the bus driver and another student on board were unharmed.—
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Their two young children were also found in the home unharmed.—
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“Unscathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscathed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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