Standard Lemma guide

unscathed

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ʌnˈskeɪðd/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • He was quite relieved to finish the conversation unscathed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

not injured

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unharmed, unhurt, whole

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + scathed.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: невредим (nevredim) — not injured/harmed
  • Catalan: incòlume — not injured/harmed
  • Catalan: sa i estalvi — not injured/harmed
  • Catalan: il·lès — not injured/harmed
  • Danish: helskindet — not injured/harmed
  • Danish: uskadt — not injured/harmed
  • Dutch: ongedeerd — not injured/harmed
  • Dutch: ongeschonden — not injured/harmed
  • Dutch: ongeschaad — not injured/harmed
  • Finnish: ehjin nahoin — not injured/harmed
  • Finnish: vahingoittumattomana — not injured/harmed
  • French: sain et sauf — not injured/harmed
  • French: indemne — not injured/harmed
  • German: unverletzt — not injured/harmed
  • German: unbeschadet — not injured/harmed
  • German: unversehrt — not injured/harmed
  • Greek: άθικτος (áthiktos) — not injured/harmed
  • Ancient Greek: ἀσκηθής (askēthḗs) — not injured/harmed
  • Hungarian: sértetlen — not injured/harmed
  • Italian: immune — not injured/harmed
  • Italian: incolume — not injured/harmed
  • Italian: senza un graffio — not injured/harmed
  • Italian: indenne — not injured/harmed
  • Italian: sano e salvo — not injured/harmed
  • Kazakh: аман-есен (aman-esen) — not injured/harmed
  • Kazakh: аман-сау (aman-sau) — not injured/harmed
  • Latin: indēstrictus — not injured/harmed
  • Latin: incolumis — not injured/harmed
  • Latin: indemnis — not injured/harmed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: helskinnet — not injured/harmed
  • Polish: nietknięty — not injured/harmed
  • Polish: bez szwanku — not injured/harmed
  • Portuguese: incólume — not injured/harmed
  • Portuguese: indene — not injured/harmed
  • Portuguese: ileso — not injured/harmed
  • Portuguese: são e salvo — not injured/harmed
  • Spanish: incólume — not injured/harmed
  • Spanish: indemne — not injured/harmed
  • Spanish: ileso — not injured/harmed
  • Swedish: helskinnad — not injured/harmed
  • Swedish: oskadd — not injured/harmed
  • Ottoman Turkish: زیانسز (ziyansız) — not injured/harmed