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
Richard MatthewsExamples of unbothered in a Sentence
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In the meantime, Ohtani plays on, seemingly unbothered by the investigations.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Australia is typically one of the first major markets to reveal its weekly charts, and this time around, the new leader shows that listeners–in that nation, at least–seem unbothered by West’s recent antisemitic statements.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Clearly Taylor Swift remains unbothered by all the discourse over her NFL screentime.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2024
Travis has given his mother advice, however, which is why she’s unbothered by some of the more out-there conspiracy theories about her son’s relationship with Swift.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
Branstad remained unbothered by local efforts to knock Trump off his perch.
—Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2024
Hundreds gathered in the heavy downpour, seemingly unbothered by the rain.
—Talia Jane, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
After Cameron and Harper have some unaccounted-for time together in a hotel room, Ethan tracks down an unbothered Daphne, lounging on the beach, to share his suspicion that something has happened between their spouses.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
The latest album by multi-instrumentalist Jason Dungan has the gentle, unbothered pace of a week spent in nature: stirring with the sunrise, hiking in the forest, sleeping with the night air’s chill on your face.
—Pitchfork, 14 Dec. 2023
Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Australia is typically one of the first major markets to reveal its weekly charts, and this time around, the new leader shows that listeners–in that nation, at least–seem unbothered by West’s recent antisemitic statements.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Clearly Taylor Swift remains unbothered by all the discourse over her NFL screentime.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2024
Travis has given his mother advice, however, which is why she’s unbothered by some of the more out-there conspiracy theories about her son’s relationship with Swift.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
Branstad remained unbothered by local efforts to knock Trump off his perch.
—Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2024
Hundreds gathered in the heavy downpour, seemingly unbothered by the rain.
—Talia Jane, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
After Cameron and Harper have some unaccounted-for time together in a hotel room, Ethan tracks down an unbothered Daphne, lounging on the beach, to share his suspicion that something has happened between their spouses.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
The latest album by multi-instrumentalist Jason Dungan has the gentle, unbothered pace of a week spent in nature: stirring with the sunrise, hiking in the forest, sleeping with the night air’s chill on your face.
—Pitchfork, 14 Dec. 2023
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“Unbothered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbothered. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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