Meaning & use
unfazed
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Meaning
adjectiveafter a verbinformal
Staying calm and not bothered by something that would worry or unsettle most people.
Grammar: Usually used after a verb, often with by: remained unfazed by the noise.
Patterns
- unfazed by something
- remain unfazed
She was unfazed by the crowd and kept on singing.
The coach seemed unfazed by the loss.
Unfazed, he asked the next question.
Common combinations
- unfazed by
- The pilot was unfazed by the turbulence.
- remain unfazed
- The team remained unfazed after losing the first set.
- seem unfazed
- The child seemed unfazed by the loud thunder.
- completely unfazed
- The chef was completely unfazed when the power went out.
- look unfazed
- He tried to look unfazed during the interview.
Synonyms and how they differ
- unperturbed
- Unperturbed is more formal and means calm in the face of a disturbance, while unfazed is casual.
- unruffled
- Unruffled suggests a smooth, composed manner, while unfazed suggests not being affected at all.
- undaunted
- Undaunted means not discouraged by difficulty, usually in a brave way, while unfazed is simply not rattled.
- nonchalant
- Nonchalant suggests a relaxed, careless attitude, whereas unfazed means a calm reaction to a possible shock.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: unfazed or unphased?
unfazed vs unphased
Unphased is a common misspelling; the verb is faze, not phase. Phased means done in stages.
Practice
The speaker stayed ____ by the loud interruption and simply continued her speech.
Choose one answer.
Unfazed, followed by by, means not bothered. Unphased is a misspelling that confuses faze and phase, and the other options are not grammatical.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “unfazed”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.