scathe
1 of 2noun
ˈskāt͟h 
ˈskāth
: harm, injury
scatheless
ˈskāt͟h-ləs
adjective scathe
2 of 2verb
ˈskāt͟h
scathed; scathing
transitive verb
1
: to do harm to
specifically : scorch, sear
2
: to assail with withering denunciation
Synonyms
Verb
- abuse
- assail
- attack
- bash
- belabor
- blast
- castigate
- excoriate
- jump (on)
- lambaste
- lambast
- potshot
- savage
- slam
- trash
- vituperate
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Example Sentences
Verb newspaper cartoonists scathed the lecherous governor with a series of cruel caricatures
Recent Examples on the Web
SI.com, 13 Feb. 2018
Verb
Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football debates always seem to scathe a few players in the new, with last Monday’s discussions centred around Newcastle forward Dwight Gayle. SI.com, 13 Feb. 2018 Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English skathe, from Old Norse skathi; akin to Old English sceatha injury, Greek askēthēs unharmed
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
scatheless
adjective
as in unscathed
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- unscathed
- unhurt
- unharmed
- uninjured
- intact
- well
- all right
- secure
- alright
- hale
- safe
- whole
- sound
- healthy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- injured
- wounded
- damaged
- hurt
- scathed
- liable
- open
- vulnerable
- susceptible
- unsafe
- harmed
- subject (to)
- exposed
- threatened
- endangered
- imperiled
- insecure
- violable
- imperilled