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unwounded

unwounded

1 4.8
Not physically hurt
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈwuːndɪd/
translation icon : ileso
  • She felt fortunate to be unwounded after the intense basketball match.

Examples

  • Despite the chaos around him, he emerged from the accident unwounded and relieved.

  • Her own two-eyed, unwounded father was tame by comparison.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • "He thanked his lucky stars he was still unwounded.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • We knew the peso was unwounded, whole.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Clearly unwounded, she merely shrugged in return.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • I marvel at their indestructibility, at how unwounded and unwoundable they seem.

    Academic text (2008)
  • According to Argentinian writer Jose Narosky, "In war, there are no unwounded soldiers."

    Blog text (15)
  • The rescue team found the dog unharmed and unwounded after the storm.

Synonyms

uninjured
vsunwounded
7 1.8

Not hurt physically

is limited to absence of physical injury not mental harm
unbloodied
vsunwounded
1 6.4

Not wounded and not stained with blood

is about not having physical injury rather than just lacking visible blood
unviolated
vsunwounded
6.5

Remains unharmed and in its original state

is specific to no physical injury rather than general intactness

Antonyms

30 1.0

Physically hurt, often by an accident or attack

6 2.8

Hurt physically, often in a fight or accident

How Wounded

crippled
  • Slur
1 5.8
wounded
6 2.8
injured
30 1.0
bruise
266 1.6
unwounded
1 4.8

Surface Forms

unwounded positive

Morphology

unwounded = wounded (transparent) = un + wound + ed

Standard negative prefixation of the past-participle adjective 'wounded' yields the straightforward meaning 'not injured'.

Etymology

Unwounded is simply un- 'not' plus wound 'injury', the same un- you see in unhappy. So, unwounded means 'not injured' or without physical harm.