unrushed

adjective

Definition of unrushednext
as in unhurried

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Recent Examples of unrushed The home and collection were simply stunning, and her generosity in hosting a private viewing for our Women’s Fund gave us rare, unrushed time with the work. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025 There's an unrushed attitude and an eagerness to listen to others in Scotland. — Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2025 Before each interview, Franklin and Jones make their lunch and, over each one, steadily develop a companionship, preparing their spread in a lovely, unrushed, sometimes silent waltz that becomes more adept with time. — Longreads, 16 May 2024 Under Sarah Hughes’s unrushed direction, Daphne is a tiptoeing, dreamlike affair, too committed to being disquieting to be described as gentle but consistently soft. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for unrushed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrushed
  1. unhurried
  2. deliberate
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  • Filmed largely in natural daylight, the film drifts between still, unhurried, panning shots to evoke not only the spiritual energy that keeps the temples humming but also a world in slow, gradual decay.
    — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The climbing gym, meanwhile, feels unhurried and ad hoc, a relic of another time.
    — Sarah Rose Siskind, Curbed, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of unhurried
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  • The director’s deliberate obfuscation of Soulan’s immediate intentions — beyond his desire to keep the school open — make for a fascinating character study.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Cheval Blanc Courchevel made a more deliberate bid in 2006, when LVMH launched the first project in its hospitality collection.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of deliberate

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“Unrushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrushed. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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