unsettled

Modifying Another Word

• somewhat: Bamford appears to have led a somewhat unsettled life in his youth.
• rather: The couple admit they've felt rather unsettled for some time now.
• very: At the time she had a very unsettled life.
• still: By contrast, many aspects of Longhorn, the next full upgrade of Microsoft Windows, are still unsettled, he said.
• little: Great if your circumstances are a little unsettled, but they often add quite a bit to monthly payments.
• increasingly: The future of streetcars and light rail is looking increasingly unsettled.

Preposition: at

• university: Feeling unsettled at university is a fairly common occurrence, and you have already begun to overcome the problem by facing up to it.
• school: Children may become unsettled at school or nursery and feel left out of some activities.

Modifies a noun

• weather: The present models show a further period of cool unsettled weather in the coming week.
• spell: Atlantic fronts brought an unsettled spell from the 24th onwards.
• transaction: The higher volume of settled transactions might merely reflect the higher number of unsettled transactions when circles began.
• condition: A third more discrete area of low pressure maintained the unsettled conditions from the 22nd to the 25th.
• period: It was however an unsettled period in Spanish history.

Used with adjective complement

• remain: These are, however, issues that remain very much unsettled.
• feel: They are right to feel unsettled by some of the cases they disclose.
• become: Diving takes place over the winter months but the weather becomes more unsettled.
• look: The weekend forecast looks unsettled with fluctuating temperatures on the high hills.
• seem: As the kingdom seemed unsettled, David sought the approval of Judah by promoting a new commander, Amasa, over Joab's head.
• continue: But with complex low pressure still to the NW the weather continues unsettled.