unbothered

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adjective

Not bothered, serene.

Similar
laid-backunconcernedairyat easeat peacecarefreecarelesscasual
Opposite
botheredupset
OriginEnglish bothered ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunbothered (comparative more unbothered, superlative most unbothered)

comparative more unbothered · superlative most unbothered

  1. Not bothered, serene.

    The conservative justices appear wholly unbothered by the howls that the court is no more than a partisan institution, turning their destructive attention next to what remains of the Voting Rights Act.

    2025 December 19, Ryan Doerfler, Samuel Moyn, “It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2025

    Synonyms: laid-back, unconcerned, airy, at ease, at peace, carefree, careless, casual · Antonyms: bothered, upset

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot bothered, serene.

Similar
laid-backunconcernedairyat easeat peacecarefreecarelesscasualchillcooldevil-may-careeasy-breezyeasygoinghappy-go-luckyindifferentinsouciantlaid-backleisurelylightheartedloose
Opposite
botheredupset

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishbothered
  9. Englishunbothered

From un- + bothered.

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Cite this entry
APA

unbothered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbothered

MLA

“unbothered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbothered. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbothered,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbothered.

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