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.—
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Anthony Lane… [walruses] lie torpid, eyes closed, silent, unbothered by the flies and feces coating their extravagant flanks.—Richard Matthews
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Trump, meanwhile, has struck a decidedly defiant tone — offering few of the reassurances or rationalizations that past presidents have offered in the initial stages of war, and sounding more unbothered than embattled.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Others might just go about their day and seem unbothered.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Bob Dylan, too, passed through, once working with a local shipbuilder on a custom wooden schooner called Water Pearl, delighted that the unbothered locals did not recognize him.
—Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
Brinkley found Johnathan in the bathtub, playing with toys, unbothered, but most importantly, safe.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Others might just go about their day and seem unbothered.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Bob Dylan, too, passed through, once working with a local shipbuilder on a custom wooden schooner called Water Pearl, delighted that the unbothered locals did not recognize him.
—Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
Brinkley found Johnathan in the bathtub, playing with toys, unbothered, but most importantly, safe.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unbothered
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“Unbothered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbothered. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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