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Unfazed

adj.calm, resilienteveryday

What it means

Calm and effective despite something surprising, difficult, or intimidating.

Reach for it when Praising composure when an event fails to disrupt confidence.

Unfazed by the broken projector, Laila drew the process on a whiteboard.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    cool

    informal praise for steady composure

    not when too casual for serious risk

  • warm

    unruffled

    outward calm remains smooth under pressure

    not when says little about continued practical action

  • professional

    composed

    self-control is visible and deliberate

    not when may conceal considerable inner disruption

  • formal

    undaunted

    a threat has not weakened courage

    not when more heroic than a minor surprise requires

  • formal

    unperturbed

    worry or disturbance has not taken hold

    not when can sound detached from urgent stakes

  • literary

    nonchalant

    a person appears casually unconcerned

    not when often suggests indifference rather than competence

Said against

3
  • fazed
  • rattled
  • flustered

It naturally appears in

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  • remain unfazed

    The medic remained unfazed when the lights briefly failed.

  • seem unfazed

    The young speaker seemed unfazed by the sudden room change.

  • completely unfazed

    Mara was completely unfazed by the goat wandering into rehearsal.

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