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uneasy Definition

un·easy (-ē′zē)

adjective -·eas′i·er, -·eas′i·est

  1. having, showing, or allowing no ease of body or mind; uncomfortable
  2. awkward; constrained
  3. disturbed by anxiety or apprehension; restless; unsettled; perturbed

  • uneatable
  • uneaten
  • uneconomical

uneasy Related Forms

un·eas′i·ly adverb un·eas′i·ness noun

uneasy Synonyms

uneasy

modif.

  1. Mentally disturbed

    unquiet, anxious, fearful, irascible, troubled, harassed, vexed, perturbed, alarmed, upset, afraid, apprehensive, edgy, nervous, frightened, shaky, perplexed, agitated, unsettled, suspicious, peevish, irritable, fretful, worried, anguished, in turmoil, disquieted, shaken, full of misgivings.

    Antonyms calm, collected, composed.

  2. Restless

    fidgety, jittery, on edge, on the qui vive (French), all nerves, jumpy, snappish, agitated, restive, languishing, drooping, uncomfortable, awkward, goaded, palpitant, molested, wrung, harrowed, tormented, chafed, in distress.

    Antonyms quiet*, placid*, soothed.

uneasy Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • distinctly: Anyone who gave the matter thought must have felt distinctly uneasy.
  • vaguely: Even the schlock horror backdrop of bloodstains made me vaguely uneasy.
  • slightly: And I feel slightly uneasy about taking an Arsenal through and through player.
  • somewhat: David Fitzpatrick ( Trinity College Dublin ) chronicles the somewhat uneasy history of commemoration in the Free State, given the civil war context.
  • increasingly: However they have become increasingly uneasy about their money.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • feel: I must say, Mr Williams, I am starting to feel a touch uneasy about this.
  • make: Conversely, most people have found they can make others uneasy by looking at them, even from behind.

Modifies a noun

  • truce: An uneasy truce seems to have been reached between opposing viewpoints.
  • bedfellow: No doubt they were uneasy bedfellows doing the job side by side.
  • coexistence: There soon developed an uneasy coexistence between the two informal empires.
  • co-existence: Washington's ties with India have grown from ' an uneasy co-existence during the Cold War to a true partnership ' , he added.
  • alliance: Portland's ministry was an uneasy alliance, disliked by George III.
  • compromise: By the middle of the twelfth century, philosophers propose an uneasy compromise.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: You'd feel uneasy about leaving two kids, right?
  • appear: The stranger has gradually improved in health but is very silent and appears uneasy when anyone except myself enters his cabin.
  • seem: In fact, they seem very uneasy about the whole idea of strangers in their village.
  • remain: They have raised in my mind a number of issues on which I remain uneasy.
  • grow: Manuchehr Khan's mother grew uneasy at the word " shroud.
  • become: However they have become increasingly uneasy about their money.