unabused

7.3

Not physically hurt and cared for by people

adjective
/ˌʌnəˈbjuːzd/

: no maltratado

The rescued dogs were finally safe and unabused in their new homes.

Examples

Her pets are always unabused and well cared for.
The child seemed unabused and happy.
She was grateful to have grown up unabused and loved by her family.
The unabused property stood in sharp contrast to those that had been vandalized.
She was grateful to have grown up unabused and loved by her family.
The rescued dogs were finally safe and unabused in their new homes.
Her pets are always unabused and well cared for.

Synonyms

unscathed

vsunabused

34 6.3

Not hurt or damaged after a bad event

is treated with care and attention rather than only left unaffected

unhurt

vsunabused

7 1.0

Not physically injured after an accident or dangerous event

is cared for and handled gently rather than merely undamaged

uninjured

vsunabused

7 1.8

Not hurt physically

includes being treated kindly and protected as well as safe

unmolested

vsunabused

5 6.5

Left alone and not harmed or disturbed

involves caring and careful treatment not merely leaving alone

unmarred

vsunabused

1 6.8

Not damaged or harmed

emphasizes careful proper treatment rather than only unmarked condition

unviolated

vsunabused

1 6.5

Remains unharmed and in its original state

adds active care and protection rather than just remaining intact

Antonyms

abused

NSFW

171 4.2

Treated cruelly or violently, often more than once

How Abused

abused

NSFW

171 4.2

injured

288 1.0

unabused

7.3

unharmed

51 2.1

Surface Forms

unabused positive

Morphology

unabused = abused (transparent) = un + abuse + ed

The meaning is clearly derived from 'abused' with the prefix 'un-' indicating negation.

Etymology

Unabused breaks into un- meaning 'not' and abuse, which originally meant 'to use' in a bad way and is related to the common word use. So, unabused means 'not used badly', or cared for and not harmed.