unsurprised
adjective
un·sur·prised
ˌən-sər-ˈprīzd 
ˌən-sə-
: not surprised
She looked so complete, so unsurprised, so warmly confident.—
Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol OatesI watched in pained fascination, oddly unsurprised by the spectacle …—Tom Perrotta
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Roy was wounded, if unsurprised.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
The boy and his aunt seemed unsurprised.
—Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
So, South Africa's Ramaphosa seemed unsurprised when Trump ambushed him Wednesday — the U.S. president even dimmed the lights for a screening of news clips alleging that white farmers are victims of a genocide in South Africa.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 May 2025
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Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
The boy and his aunt seemed unsurprised.
—Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
So, South Africa's Ramaphosa seemed unsurprised when Trump ambushed him Wednesday — the U.S. president even dimmed the lights for a screening of news clips alleging that white farmers are victims of a genocide in South Africa.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 May 2025
Anyone who followed DeVore during COVID is likely unsurprised by this development.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsurprised
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“Unsurprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurprised. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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