unharried

6.1

Calm and not rushed

adjective
/ʌnˈhɛrid/

: tranquilo

The yoga class encourages an unharried approach to life, emphasizing relaxation and mindfulness.

Examples

After a long week at work, she was looking forward to an unharried weekend at the beach.
It is an unharried face.

Fiction book (2000)
One could mention many other things: a perfect legato, a spacious and unharried view of the music, and a delicate sense of poetry.

Academic text (1996)
He moved through the garden in an unharried manner, enjoying the beauty of the flowers.

Synonyms

relaxed

vsunharried

241 1.0

Calm and not worried

adds idea of not rushed behaviour and absence of outside pressure

undisturbed

vsunharried

22 3.0

Not interrupted or bothered so things stay the same

also implies freedom from hurry and from being burdened by pressure

unfazed

vsunharried

5 5.3

Not worried or surprised by a sudden problem

emphasises lack of hurry and absence of ongoing pressure or trouble

unhurried

vsunharried

5 3.5

Not rushed and calm in movement or speech

also emphasises being free from pressure or personal trouble

untroubled

vsunharried

4 3.5

Calm and not worried about problems

also implies lack of rush and absence of pressing demands or stress

unruffled

vsunharried

3 5.6

Calm and not easily upset under pressure

also suggests moving without hurry and lacking external bother or pressure

unperturbed

vsunharried

2 7.0

Calm and not worried when things go wrong

focuses more on being free from hurry and daily pressures

unworried

vsunharried

1 2.3

Someone who feels calm and not upset about problems

adds a slow pace and freedom from outside pressure or urgent tasks

unrushed

vsunharried

1 3.5

Calm and not hurried in movement or action

also highlights lack of external pressure and personal trouble

unstressed

vsunharried

1 2.5

Calm and relaxed without feeling pressure

adds the sense of not being hurried or under outside pressure

unflustered

vsunharried

1 6.1

Calm and not showing worry when things are difficult

is broader adding a slow tempo and lack of outside pressure

unpressured

vsunharried

4.8

Not feeling stressed or hurried

also means being calm and moving without haste or worry

unstrained

vsunharried

4.9

Calm and not showing worry under pressure

also covers being slow paced and free from external urgency or bother

unflurried

vsunharried

8.2

Calm and not showing any sign of worry

also includes being free from haste and external demands or stress

unagitated

vsunharried

5.8

Calm and not showing strong feelings

adds absence of rushing and of outside pressures that cause distress

tenseless

vsunharried

5.8

A person who feels relaxed with no physical or emotional tightness

also covers slow pace and being free from urgent demands or strain

unrattled

vsunharried

5.2

Not moved or shaken by a sudden physical shock

focuses more on not being hurried or pressured in daily life

unvexed

vsunharried

9.3

Calm and not worried by problems or noise

adds the sense of moving slowly and lacking urgent external demands

Antonyms

harried

4 7.3

Feeling very busy and worried because of many small tasks

stressed

2.7

Feeling worried and unable to relax because of pressure

How Harried

overstressed

2 5.1

harried

4 7.3

unharried

6.1

relaxed

241 1.0

serene

38 3.9

Surface Forms

unharried positive

Morphology

unharried = harried (transparent) = un + harried

A straightforward negative prefix 'un-' attached to the adjective 'harried' yields the expected opposite meaning.

Etymology

The word unharried is made of un- ('not') and harried from harry ('to attack or trouble'). A helpful way to remember it is to think of the opposite of being 'harried' or under pressure: unharried means 'calm and relaxed', not rushed or bothered.