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
Anthony Lane… [walruses] lie torpid, eyes closed, silent, unbothered by the flies and feces coating their extravagant flanks.—Richard Matthews
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Swift wants to sound unbothered, even though every lyric suggests the opposite.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Yesterday, however, the actor looked distinctly unbothered—thanks in large part to her effortless styling and beauty choices.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2025
More Getty Images Last Week, on Thursday, James was spotted teeing off in heavy rain on the greens, drenched and completely unbothered.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Some of us do not have Babitz’s unbothered coolness towards life’s curveballs.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Yesterday, however, the actor looked distinctly unbothered—thanks in large part to her effortless styling and beauty choices.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2025
More Getty Images Last Week, on Thursday, James was spotted teeing off in heavy rain on the greens, drenched and completely unbothered.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Some of us do not have Babitz’s unbothered coolness towards life’s curveballs.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Unbothered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbothered. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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