Meaning & use
unmolested
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Not interfered with, disturbed, or harmed.
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The nest of eggs remained unmolested throughout the nesting season.
Archaeologists were thrilled to find the tomb unmolested by looters after centuries.
A note on using this word
Here 'molest' carries its older, broader meaning of 'to interfere with or disturb,' not only its narrower modern connotation.
Words with a similar meaning
undisturbeduntouched
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Words with an opposite meaning
disturbedmolested
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