unbothered

adjective

un·​both·​ered ˌən-ˈbä-ṯẖərd 

: not feeling or showing agitation, worry, or annoyance : not bothered

… for a young director, he seems increasingly unbothered by the problems of youth.

—Anthony Lane

… [walruses] lie torpid, eyes closed, silent, unbothered by the flies and feces coating their extravagant flanks.

—Richard Matthews

Examples of unbothered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Vandy’s star guard Tyler Tanner, who finished with 20, ran the length of the court smiling, unbothered, so often that Florida took to comforting him. —Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026

The winter wonderland turns nightmarish after a car explosion, which Beabadoobee walks through unbothered. —Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026

He was measured, unhurried, visibly unbothered. —Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026

The guy soaking, steaming and roasting grains, then scrutinizing the aromas, seems unbothered by how everybody else in Dallas is, or isn’t, making bread. —Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unbothered

• bothered
• fathered
• grandfathered