Unshaken
adj.resilient, thoughtfulformal
What it means
Still steady in confidence, loyalty, or calm after a disturbing event.
Reach for it when Describing a quality that has survived a specific test without weakening.
His confidence in the apprentice remained unshaken after the first failed attempt.
Choose between these
5- everyday
confidence or resolve remains solid
not when less explicit about prior disturbance
- warm
courage survives a threat or setback
not when not for trust or belief
- professional
condition shows no disruptive change
not when clinical for loyalty or faith
- formal
commitment consistently endures
not when does not point to a particular test survived
- literary
unmoved
a position or feeling has not changed
not when can suggest emotional coldness
Said against
3- shaken
- rattled
- wavering
It naturally appears in
3- remain unshaken
Public confidence remained unshaken after the transparent recount.
- faith unshaken
Her faith in the recovery plan stayed unshaken through winter.
- calm and unshaken
The lookout appeared calm and unshaken when the siren began.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, adjective: not weakened or disturbed opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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