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
Tom PerrottaExamples of unsurprised in a Sentence
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But Clay’s mother merely cocks her head, looking resigned and unsurprised.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2024
Both Erickson and Russell were unsurprised to learn that the number of hate crimes had risen faster in states with conservative laws.
—John D. Harden, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Zanzibar Fair Trade co-owner Josh Varner said he was unsurprised upon learning that an alleged thief, accused of pilfering about $100,000 of rare antiques from his Land Park business, failed to appear in court this month after being released from jail.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
Perhaps the man with the tablet had been right to seem so unsurprised by her.
—Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2024
Both Erickson and Russell were unsurprised to learn that the number of hate crimes had risen faster in states with conservative laws.
—John D. Harden, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Zanzibar Fair Trade co-owner Josh Varner said he was unsurprised upon learning that an alleged thief, accused of pilfering about $100,000 of rare antiques from his Land Park business, failed to appear in court this month after being released from jail.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
Perhaps the man with the tablet had been right to seem so unsurprised by her.
—Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Unsurprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsurprised. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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