Definition

Adjective: Not injured, harmed, or damaged; emerging from a dangerous or damaging situation completely unhurt or unaffected.

Usage

The adjective "unscathed" is used to describe a person, group, or thing that has escaped injury, harm, or negative consequences from a potentially damaging event. It emphasizes a complete lack of damage or suffering. * It is typically used after a linking verb like "be," "remain," or "emerge." * It is often followed by the preposition "by" or "from" to indicate the source of the potential harm.

Examples

• After the accident, the driver emerged unscathed. (The driver was not injured at all.)
• The ancient castle remained unscathed by the war. (The castle was not damaged by the war.)
• Her reputation survived the scandal unscathed. (Her reputation was not harmed by the scandal.)
• Miraculously, all the passengers escaped unscathed from the crash.

Advanced Usage

• "Leave someone/something unscathed": To not cause any injury or damage to someone or something.
  • The financial crisis left few investors unscathed.
• "Come through (something) unscathed": To survive a difficult experience without being harmed.
  • The company came through the legal battle unscathed.

Variants and Related Words

• Scathe (verb, archaic): To harm or injure. (Rarely used in modern English, but is the root of "unscathed.")
• Scathing (adjective): Severely critical; causing great harm to a reputation.
  • The critic wrote a scathing review of the film.

Synonyms

• Unharmed
• Unhurt
• Uninjured
• Unscratched
• Unmarked
• Intact
• Unaffected

Antonyms

• Injured
• Hurt
• Harmed
• Damaged
• Scarred
• Affected

Idioms and Phrases

• Escape unscathed: To get away from a dangerous situation without any injury or damage. This is the most common collocation.
  • The hikers were lucky to escape unscathed from the sudden avalanche.

Adjective

1. not injured