unimpaled

Lacking a stake

Not impaled; not pierced or penetrated by a sharp stake or point.

The term appears mainly in contexts where impalement is a real possibility—discussions of torture methods, vampire fiction, or hazardous accidents: The victim was found unimpaled but badly injured from the fall.

intact

whole

Full and undivided

unscathed · preserved · unblemished · complete · sound · unpunctured · unperforated · solid · unspoiled · unmarred

escaped

survived

Remained alive through hardship

  • evadedSuccessfully avoided capture
  • dodgedAvoided by quick movement
  • avoidedDeliberately stayed away from

spared · missed · sidestepped · eluded · bypassed · deflected · lucky · fortunate · unscathed · reprieved

protected

shielded

Protected from harm

fortified · sheltered · secure · reinforced · buffered · insulated · safeguarded · covered · warded · screened

Opposites
impalement state

unimpaledimpaled

Pierced through forcibly

skewered · staked · speared · pierced · transfixed

physical harm

unimpaledinjured

Having sustained harm

harmed · wounded · damaged · hurt

Family

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