unworried

adjective

un·​wor·​ried ˌən-ˈwər-ēd How to pronounce unworried (audio)
-ˈwə-rēd
: not afflicted with mental distress or agitation : not worried
unworried parents
Why are Bush and Dole so seemingly unworried about retribution from the right?Laurence I. Barrett
unworriedly adverb

Examples of unworried in a Sentence

remained unworried despite the panic all around her
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As discussed at the time of the Newcastle takeover in 2021, this is all part of the ugliness of modern football — particularly in England, where the authorities have repeatedly turned a blind eye, happy to accept investment from almost any source, seemingly unworried by the strings attached. Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025 Christmas tree farmers across Harford County, while unworried about their trees expected to be sold this holiday season, have raised concerns about their younger trees, which take seven or eight years to fully develop. Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024 The budget process was a far more unworried affair in 2022, when, at Newsom’s urging, the Legislature approved $1.4 billion in loans to keep the Diablo Canyon plant open to help maintain reliability of the state’s power grid. Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 5 June 2024 So far, the Fed’s leader, at least, has sounded unworried. Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 26 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for unworried

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unworried was circa 1775

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“Unworried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworried. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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