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.
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everyday
Fits when plain reassurance about safety is wanted
Not when less emphasis on the danger survived
warm
safe and sound
Fits when reassurance after worry should feel personal
Not when too informal for technical assessment
professional
Fits when all important parts remain together
Not when can include scratches or minor harm
professional
uninjured
Fits when a person has no physical injury
Not for property, reputation, or plans
literary
untouched
Fits when an event appears to have left no mark
Not when can imply no contact rather than survival
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.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, public domain Updated
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