UNRUSHED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

unrushed

adjective

Definition of unrushed

as in unhurried

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Recent Examples of unrushed The home and collection were simply stunning, and her generosity in hosting a private viewing for our Women’s Fund gave us rare, unrushed time with the work. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025 There's an unrushed attitude and an eagerness to listen to others in Scotland. — Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2025 Before each interview, Franklin and Jones make their lunch and, over each one, steadily develop a companionship, preparing their spread in a lovely, unrushed, sometimes silent waltz that becomes more adept with time. — Longreads, 16 May 2024 Under Sarah Hughes’s unrushed direction, Daphne is a tiptoeing, dreamlike affair, too committed to being disquieting to be described as gentle but consistently soft. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for unrushed

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Adjective

For solo diners, phone-free meals, unhurried pacing and intentional atmosphere can become part of the experience rather than optional extras.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
Even without their local ties, Gash are a shoe-in at Eaux Claires, the Wisconsin music festival founded by Justin Vernon that expands on the experimental curiosity and unhurried approach at the heart of Bon Iver’s latter career.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of unhurried

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio also rejected Zelenskyy's claims that the disruptions to the system were deliberate.

— Kristin Wright, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026
In the lobby, the beams and columns join with such deliberate overelaborations as to mock the simplicity of the overall building.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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