IMPERTURBABLY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

imperturbably

adverb

Definition of imperturbably

as in calmly

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Miloslav Druckmüller glances calmly at his group of doctoral candidates, now making final checks of the equipment in preparation for totality.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
Luna pitched himself to county voters as a calmly effective operator who has brought down crime while building relationships with local, state and federal leaders that suffered under his predecessor’s tenure.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of calmly

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Cinematographer Lukasz Zal, who also shot Ida and Cold War, renders Fatherland in the same satiny black and white, as well as the same serenely squarish, or Academy, aspect ratio.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
Smiling serenely, the author looks immaculately put-together, including her matte red lips, which are even more striking contrasted against her pristine white suit.

— Fawnia Soo Hoo, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of serenely

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Calvo, meanwhile, sits at a desk in his hotel room, gazing into the camera lens placidly while idly sketching on a sheet of paper.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
That’s a pretty evocative setting for a film, with the perpetual drone and roar of fighter jets overhead and an air of constricting menace pervading what should otherwise be placidly idle summer hours.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of placidly

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Here, light does not issue from the far end of the room, drawing us toward salvation, but is coolly diffused through side walls made of milky Plexiglas.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
But Thomas and Erika are no fools, coolly telling off smiling Hitler sympathizers during a tony reception.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of coolly

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