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unhurt

unhurt

7 1.0
Not physically injured after an accident or dangerous event
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈhɜrt/
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  • The driver was relieved to find that he was completely unhurt after the accident.
  • escaped unhurt
  • unhurt driver
  • Alive and unhurt

It was Once Upon a time where me as a black man going to a bank wearing a mask was unhurt.

Examples

  • The officer brought the news that the rider was unhurt, but that the horse had broken its back.

    Blog text (8)
  • However, jockey Danny Freed appears to be unhurt.

  • First, so that you can hear my voice and know that I am unhurt.

  • Until they saw I was unhurt, then they began to laugh.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • When he awakes, he is unhurt but sees the world through new eyes.

    Blog text (8)
  • Praise be to Allah that you are unhurt.

  • Jenny was about twenty feet away; she was unhurt, but very shaken.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The driver of the truck that crossed the center dividing line and struck them is unhurt.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Tsion assured him he was unhurt, just scared and claustrophobic.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • He's safe and unhurt.

Synonyms

whole
vsunhurt
1.0

Complete and not broken or divided

applies to physical lack of injury rather than general completeness or intactness
safe and sound
vsunhurt
  • Informal
56 1.5

Not hurt and not in danger

highlights simple absence of physical injury rather than wider safety from danger
unharmed
vsunhurt
44 2.1

Not hurt or damaged after a dangerous event

is limited to physical lack of injury rather than general safety
unscathed
vsunhurt
33 6.3

Not hurt or damaged after a bad event

is a plain term for being free from injury without implying untouched
without a scratch
vsunhurt
  • Informal
11 2.7

Not hurt or damaged after a dangerous event

is a general physical safety state rather than stressing total lack of marks
uninjured
vsunhurt
7 1.8

Not hurt physically

means not physically harmed rather than including mental or emotional injury
unbruised
vsunhurt
1 4.5

Not having any marks from being hit or pressed

refers to general lack of physical injury, not only absence of bruises
unmaimed
vsunhurt
7.7

Not injured and not missing any body part

focuses on avoiding severe loss of body parts rather than minor injuries

Antonyms

30 1.0

Physically hurt, often by an accident or attack

How Hurt

injured
30 1.0
unhurt
7 1.0

Surface Forms

unhurt positive

Morphology

unhurt = hurt (transparent) = un + hurt

Standard negation by the productive prefix 'un-' applied to the adjective 'hurt' yields 'not injured', which is directly derived and obvious to learners.

Etymology

The word unhurt is made from the common prefix un- meaning 'not', as in unhappy, and the word hurt meaning 'to injure', so unhurt means 'not injured' or physically safe after an accident.