Definitions

unsurprised

ADJECTIVE

not alarmed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

nonplussed unconcerned unruffled unvexed unworried

STRONG

composed placid serene tranquil

WEAK

calm detached distant easygoing nonchalant remote supine

Antonyms

STRONGEST

shocked surprised

STRONG

nervous perturbed upset worried

WEAK

agitated excited intense

Example Sentences

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The Atlantic’s Shane Harris was among the unsurprised.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

"You would be unsurprised to hear that I expressed my unbelievable disappointment that we were here again so quickly. Or here again at all."

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025

Nick Janovsky, global real estate adviser at Premier Sotheby's International Realty is unsurprised.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

You may be unsurprised to learn that our memory systems are not necessarily designed to remember where we put our phones.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

He seemed strangely calm, unsurprised, almost like he’d been waiting for the boat.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder