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uneasy



adjective
1. lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance (Freq. 15)
- farmers were uneasy until rain finally came
- uneasy about his health
- gave an uneasy laugh
- uneasy lies the head that wears the crown
- an uneasy coalition government
- an uneasy calm
- an uneasy silence fell on the group
Ant:
easy
Similar to:
apprehensive, worried, precarious, unstable
See Also:
tense, uncomfortable, unquiet
Derivationally related forms:
uneasiness
2. socially uncomfortable;
unsure and constrained in manner
- awkward and reserved at parties
- ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know
- was always uneasy with strangers
Syn:
awkward, ill at ease
Similar to:
uncomfortable
Derivationally related forms:
uneasiness, awkwardness (for: awkward)
3. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
- spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
- cast anxious glances behind her
- those nervous moments before takeoff
- an unquiet mind
Syn:
anxious, nervous, queasy, unquiet
Similar to:
troubled
Derivationally related forms:
uneasiness, queasiness (for: queasy), nervousness (for: nervous), anxiousness (for: anxious)
4. lacking or not affording physical or mental rest
- a restless night
- she fell into an uneasy sleep
Syn:
restless
Ant:
restful (for: restless)
Derivationally related forms:
uneasiness, restlessness (for: restless)
5. relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort
Similar to:
uncomfortable
Derivationally related forms:
uneasiness

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