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

Over the following kilometers, the main field, which included all the overall favorites, seemed unbothered by the three unknowns and trundled in over 17 minutes later. — Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

But don’t let Porsha’s unbothered act fool you; those footnotes are a middle finger to everything Shamea said in Scotland. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 27 July 2026

The production had to engage with local criminal organizations in order to obtain permission to work there unbothered. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

For now, Neil the seal is occupying a stretch of sidewalk, unmoving and unbothered. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unbothered

• bothered
• fathered
• grandfathered