Unharmed
What it means
Safe from injury, damage, or lasting ill effect.
Reach for it when Reassuring readers that a person, animal, place, or object escaped danger.
All four kayakers reached the downstream landing tired but unharmed.
Words to choose between 5
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| warm | |
| professional | |
| literary |
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everyday
all right
Fits when informal reassurance is the goal
Not when too vague for an official incident report
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warm
Fits when reassurance about present security matters
Not when can be safe now after earlier harm
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professional
Fits when an object retains physical condition
Not when sounds impersonal when referring to people
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professional
uninjured
Fits when a person has no bodily injury
Not for property, reputation, or ecosystems
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literary
Fits when survival through a serious threat is emphasized
Not when may overdramatize a minor incident
Opposites 3
- harmed
- injured
- damaged
Common phrases 3
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escape unharmed
The nesting birds escaped unharmed when volunteers moved the net.
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safe and unharmed
Every resident was found safe and unharmed before midnight.
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remain unharmed
The sealed seedlings remained unharmed during the cold journey.
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