as in nonchalant
not easily panicked or upset
the unflappable teacher never even blinked when the wall map came crashing down
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Recent Examples of unflappable
That unflappable quality served Rodriguez well throughout his career.
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Jim Defede, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
The nerdy and unflappable quarterback won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football’s most prestigious player of the year award.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
Amid them all, Ian Edwards’s confidently unflappable work stands out as the least self-conscious about the meaning of life, but Edwards’s is every bit as thoughtful and well-crafted.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Stoic and unflappable as always, Kon Knueppel didn’t exactly smile wryly or offer up much of a bodily reaction because that’s not really in his makeup.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unflappable
Adjective
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Her nonchalant, soft-glam is so perfectly mesmerizing, my TikTok and social media feeds are flooded with tutorials trying to re-create her signature style.—
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One fictional and the other real, the drug lords look nonchalant.—
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Iranian state television on Sunday morning took a page from demonstrators, having their correspondents appear on streets in several cities to show calm areas with a date stamp shown on screen.—
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His brands, including Juicy Fruit and Spearmint, promoted gum as a way to calm nerves, curb hunger and stay focused.—
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But the Brits love to check an American’s imperturbable optimism.—
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Swaggering around the stage, Manow is triumphant, imperturbable.—
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Opposite a serene Rooney Mara and a raging Claire Foy, Buckley is a lone dissenting voice in Sarah Polley’s heart-wrenching portrait of a group of women and girls in an isolated Mennonite colony who are debating how to respond to a series of brutal attacks from the men in their community.—
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The serene pool and hot tub area is no different, decorated with native plants and nestled into the landscape; the walls encasing the pool deck are a nearly identical hue to the surrounding mountains.—
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Against a backdrop of a world divided, these teens rise with fire, wit, and unshakable humanity – delivering a masterclass in courage, conviction, and the kind of hope that refuses to be silenced.—
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When the giant Goliath rises to terrorize a nation, a young shepherd armed with only a sling, a few stones, and unshakable faith steps forward.—
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More aggressive than the Tide, more physical, more composed and clearly better prepared, the Hoosiers showed zero rust after a month-long break after the Big Ten championship game.—
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But Peggy never forgot her roots; a genre-blending selector with range, she’s known for her energetic but composed sets.—
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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.—
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Instead, Kvitova produced a nerveless performance, finishing off the match with her first ace of the final.—
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“Unflappable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unflappable. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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