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unworried

unworried

1 2.3
Someone who feels calm and not upset about problems
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈwɜːrɪd/
translation icon : despreocupado
  • Ed was smiling easily, unworried as always.
  • calm and unworried

Examples

  • In the peripheral glow from the flashlight, her face was calm, unworried; she might have been an acquaintance looking at pictures of my family.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The reason, I submit, for the spectacular nature of Djokovic's parting of the ways with his racket lay in the fact that, whilst getting a bit of a drubbing from Murray, he continually maintained a calm and unworried-looking facade.

    Blog text (10)
  • Trying to look tough and unworried as we track across the street toward them.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Luke, unworried and cheerful, filled David's water cup at the pool.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Its voice is calm, unworried, but I see it deploying sensors and defensive armaments just the same.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • They were so blissfully comfortable in their own skin, so untouched by fears and inhibitions, so unworried about their future.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Because she was unworried and unafraid, and she was being comforted by the women around her, who moistened her lips and cooled her brow.

    Academic text (1995)
  • And oh, your name is Anne, not Annie, Anna said to a bemused Domestic-Anne who locked the door and watched the taxi leave the driveway, strangely unworried about her future.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • For now at least, the insurance industry professes to be unworried about being squeezed out of a very lucrative business.

  • John did his best to look friendly and unworried.

Synonyms

carefree
vsunworried
41 2.9

Not feeling worried or responsible

is general lack of worry but with a more neutral tone
unafraid
vsunworried
29 1.6

Not feeling fear or worry when facing danger

is about not feeling anxious concern rather than showing courage against danger
undisturbed
vsunworried
22 3.0

Not interrupted or bothered so things stay the same

is about not feeling anxious rather than mere lack of interruption
unfazed
vsunworried
5 5.3

Not worried or surprised by a sudden problem

is a broader lack of worry not limited to reactions to surprises
untroubled
vsunworried
4 3.5

Calm and not worried about problems

is the direct term for absence of anxious concern
unruffled
vsunworried
3 5.6

Calm and not easily upset under pressure

is the simple lack of worry, not specifically resistance to upset
unperturbed
vsunworried
2 7.0

Calm and not worried when things go wrong

is about not feeling anxious rather than coping despite pressure
unbothered
vsunworried
  • Informal
1 4.8

Not feeling worried or upset by something

focuses on general lack of worry rather than on stressors
unintimidated
vsunworried
1 7.5

Not afraid when people try to scare or stop you

is broader inner calm rather than outward lack of intimidation
unflustered
vsunworried
1 6.1

Calm and not showing worry when things are difficult

is general absence of worry rather than a composed reaction under stress
unstressed
vsunworried
1 2.5

Calm and relaxed without feeling pressure

is about not feeling anxious concern rather than only lacking pressure
unburdened
vsunworried
1 5.5

Not having worries or responsibilities

is the simple absence of worry rather than relief from responsibilities
unscared
vsunworried
1 5.0

Not feeling fear when facing something dangerous or scary

is wider covering calm lack of concern not only absence of fear
stressless
vsunworried
3.4

Not feeling worry or tension

is about not feeling anxious, troubled, or concerned
unvexed
vsunworried
9.3

Calm and not worried by problems or noise

is the general state of being free from worry, not problem focused
nondistressed
vsunworried
4.9

Calm and not worried

is the everyday lack of anxious worry rather than clinical sense
unagitated
vsunworried
5.8

Calm and not showing strong feelings

is specifically about absence of anxious concern rather than agitation
unflurried
vsunworried
8.2

Calm and not showing any sign of worry

is about not feeling worried rather than only not appearing nervous
unrattled
vsunworried
5.4

Not upset or worried in a difficult situation

is the plain absence of worry rather than staying steady under stress
unstrained
vsunworried
4.9

Calm and not showing worry under pressure

is the everyday absence of worry rather than a stress resistance trait
tenseless
vsunworried
5.8

A person who feels relaxed with no physical or emotional tightness

is focused on absence of anxious worry rather than physical relaxation
unpressured
vsunworried
4.8

Not feeling stressed or hurried

is lack of internal worry rather than absence of external pressure
unharried
vsunworried
6.1

Calm and not rushed

is about inner lack of worry rather than merely absence of hurry
unalarmed
vsunworried
3.8

Not worried or afraid when something might be wrong

is broader sense of not being anxious rather than specific lack of alarm
unfearing
vsunworried
7.2

Not feeling afraid when facing danger or difficulty

is general lack of worry rather than a specific absence of fear

Antonyms

1.0

Feeling nervous or upset about something that may go wrong

2.2

Worried about something or showing care for someone

229 3.4

To want something to happen very much and feel impatient

How Worried

panicked
16 4.6
anxious
201 2.7
worried
1.0
concerned
2.2
unworried
1 2.3
calm
735 1.0

Surface Forms

unworried positive

Morphology

unworried = worried (transparent) = un + worry + ed

The word is a straightforward negative formation meaning 'not worried'.

Etymology

Unworried is built from un- meaning 'not' (as in unhappy) and worry, which means 'to feel anxious'. So, unworried means 'not feeling anxious' or free from worry.