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

In the first chapter, blue morning light rests over waves crashing against a shoreline, and off into the distance, Yates rides a jet ski, almost comically unbothered by the chop of the sea. —Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 28 May 2025

When the jury recommended the death penalty on 19 different counts at his October 1989 trial, Ramirez appeared unbothered. —Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 June 2025

For once in my life, I’m actually unbothered by New York’s cold winter months when going bare-legged isn’t even a question. —Laura Neilson, Vogue, 30 May 2025

All while places like Nottoway and Confederate museums are left unbothered by our federal government. —Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 29 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unbothered

• bothered
• fathered
• grandfathered