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Antonyms for imperturbable
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : im-per-tur-buh-buhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪm pərˈtɜr bə bəl |
Definition of imperturbable
Origin :- c.1500, from Middle French imperturbable and directly from Late Latin imperturbabilis "that cannot be disturbed" (Augustine), from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + *perturbabilis, from Latin perturbare "to confuse, disturb" (see perturb). Related: Imperturbably; imperturbability.
- adj calm, collected
- "Not now," said Phil, patting his shoulder, with imperturbable good-nature.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Then the doctor had understood, though his face was so imperturbable!
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- "Oh, ay, and some more forpye," was the imperturbable response.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- The Hebrew took up the scroll with imperturbable composure, "My child!"
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- "Me no care if you be Gubnor or not," replied the imperturbable African.
- Extract from : « The History of the First West India Regiment » by A. B. Ellis
- He has a curiously subtle brain, and I do not know any one so imperturbable as he is.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- He had recovered from the surprise of her coming and was again his imperturbable self.
- Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
- Her movements are slow and imperturbable, as if she had much time before her.
- Extract from : « The Fugitive (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- And in the great obscurity, imperturbable, it heard him say he "washed his hands of everything."
- Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
- Mrs. Black, astonished but imperturbable, bowed at this parenthesis.
- Extract from : « The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 1 (of 10) » by Edith Wharton
Synonyms for imperturbable
- assured
- complacent
- composed
- cool
- cool as cucumber
- disimpassioned
- equanimous
- hard as nails
- immovable
- nerveless
- nonchalant
- roll with punches
- sedate
- self-possessed
- self-satisfied
- smug
- stiff upper lip
- stoical
- thick-skinned
- tranquil
- unaffected
- undisturbed
- unexcitable
- unflappable
- unmoved
- unruffled
- untouched
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