unself-conscious

Definition of unself-consciousnext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of unself-conscious Her version of the middle-aged matron was a gentle innocent who faced the world with an unself-conscious enthusiasm. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unself-conscious
Adjective
  • The imperturbable New York rapper is back behind the boards for a lean, mean new album with endless quotables and only one guest.
    Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But the Brits love to check an American’s imperturbable optimism.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • The clip soon inspired TikTok users to impersonate the owl’s unflappable aura.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • These tend to involve love affairs or status issues or shock revelations and result in dismayed reactions and abrupt comeuppances for previously unflappable characters.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • This unshakable belief in his own self-sovereignty offers a welcome contrast to the islanders’ inherent fear of change.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Hyperrational thought experiments, forceful debates on whether AI could be shaped for the better, an unshakable belief in technological progress—these are classic Anthropic qualities.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • As did the nerveless manner in which the striker — who turns 38 in March — sent goalkeeper Harry Tyrer the wrong way from the spot to clinch another three points.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Instead, Kvitova produced a nerveless performance, finishing off the match with her first ace of the final.
    Danielle Rossingh, Forbes, 27 June 2021
Adjective
  • The attention to amusing detail is evident throughout, from the vainglorious mayor’s ample display of chest fur to the very long wintry outfit Gary De’Snake wears in snowy conditions.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
  • All but the most vainglorious architects imagine that their buildings will change in some small way after completion.
    Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But that poem is no smug cliché.
    Judy Berman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Marcello is looking especially smug and evil in this scene for reasons unclear.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025

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“Unself-conscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unself-conscious. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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