unflappable
not easily upset or confused, especially in a crisis; imperturbable.
Origin of unflappable
1Other words from unflappable
- un·flap·pa·bil·i·ty, noun
- un·flap·pa·bly, adverb
Words Nearby unflappable
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How to use unflappable in a sentence
Far more than an academic adviser, Quintenz is an unflappable, endlessly creative, tireless advocate for her students.
At a Chicago high school, helping refugee students navigate American life | Martha Toll | August 27, 2021 | Washington PostHis disorienting optimism and unflappable insistence on seeing the potential good in people slowly wins over all the skeptical Brits who were giving him a hard time.
Why Does Everybody Hate ‘Ted Lasso’ All of a Sudden? | Kevin Fallon | August 27, 2021 | The Daily BeastJessie can’t help what comes out of her mouth, like when she greets every reminder that Tom is an actor with a knee-jerk disgust, but she’s unflappable enough to stand by each and every one of her preferences and opinions.
Rom-com ‘Starstruck’ and coming-of-age comedy ‘We Are Lady Parts’ are this month’s hidden TV gems | Inkoo Kang | June 16, 2021 | Washington PostAt the war’s end, it was these slim, unflappable, worldly women who were responsible for ferrying hundreds of young children out of the country during the controversial Operation Babylift.
Excitement, glamour and occasional gunfire: The life of a Pan Am stewardess | Mythili Rao | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostFarmer is an unflappable optimist, to the point that it’s hard to imagine him getting stressed by much of anything.
Even the Pandemic Hasn’t Made Public-Health Icon Paul Farmer Lose Hope | Jamie Ducharme | December 3, 2020 | Time
Jacqueline Kennedy helped change all that in the 1960s, with her unflappable chic and wardrobe full of haute couture.
How Oscar de la Renta Created First Lady Fashion | Raquel Laneri | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUntil just last year, Eike Batista, now 56, seemed unflappable.
The Brutal Fall of Brazilian Billionaire Eike Batista | Mac Margolis | June 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe's been close to unflappable amid a storm of restatements, retractions, and inconsistencies.
To this day, within military aviation, he is famous for his "steel trap" mind and his unflappable demeanor.
Buzz Aldrin: Neil Armstrong Was ‘The Best Pilot I Ever Knew’ | Taylor Dinerman | August 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTEven amid the pressure of maintaining such an unstable power base, Paul recalls an unflappable leader.
Liberian Nostalgia for War Criminal Charles Taylor | Finlay Young | April 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for unflappable
/ (ʌnˈflæpəbəl) /
informal hard to upset; imperturbable; calm; composed
Derived forms of unflappable
- unflappability or unflappableness, noun
- unflappably, adverb
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