Unscathed
adj.resilient, hopefulliterary
What it means
Without injury or serious damage after exposure to danger or difficulty.
Reach for it when Emphasizing safe survival through an event that could have caused harm.
The saplings emerged unscathed from an unexpectedly hard frost.
Choose between these
5- everyday
plain reassurance about safety is wanted
not when less emphasis on the danger survived
- warm
safe and sound
reassurance after worry should feel personal
not when too informal for technical assessment
- professional
all important parts remain together
not when can include scratches or minor harm
- professional
uninjured
a person has no physical injury
not when not for property, reputation, or plans
- literary
untouched
an event appears to have left no mark
not when can imply no contact rather than survival
Said against
3- injured
- damaged
- scarred
It naturally appears in
3- escape unscathed
The hikers escaped unscathed when the guide spotted the loose ledge.
- emerge unscathed
Most small businesses emerged unscathed from the weeklong closure.
- largely unscathed
The old orchard came through the storm largely unscathed.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, adjective: unharmed after danger opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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