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Antonyms for uncomfortable
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : uhn-kuhmf-tuh-buhl, -kuhm-fer-tuh-buhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈkʌmf tə bəl, -ˈkʌm fər tə bəl |
Definition of uncomfortable
Origin :- early 15c. "causing discomfort," from un- (1) "not" + comfortable. Meaning "feeling discomfort, ill-at-ease" is attested from 1796. Related: Uncomfortably.
- adj painful, rough
- adj distressed, upset
- Meanwhile, Halbert Davis had passed an uncomfortable and restless night.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- She felt it without knowing what she felt, or why they made her uncomfortable.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Perhaps it was sin that had made her so weak and uncomfortable.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- I suppose that is what makes a father and son so uncomfortable in each other's presence.'
- Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
- Tom went into his room, and went to bed, full of uncomfortable thoughts.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- He was not uncomfortable, as it was a warm evening, and the pile of bags was soft.
- Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman
- It was not because Wentworth had deserted him that Kenyon felt so uncomfortable and depressed.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- Nevertheless, it was an uncomfortable day for those who were poor sailors.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- Periodically, it made her uncomfortable on the subject of her eldest son.
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- Somehow or other it always makes me uncomfortable when people talk about my work.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
Synonyms for uncomfortable
- aching
- afflictive
- agonizing
- angry
- anguished
- annoyed
- annoying
- awkward
- bitter
- chafed
- cheerless
- comfortless
- confused
- cramped
- difficult
- disagreeable
- discomfited
- discomposed
- disquieted
- distressing
- disturbed
- dolorous
- embarrassed
- excruciating
- exhausted
- fatigued
- galled
- galling
- grievous
- hard
- harsh
- hurt
- ill at ease
- ill-fitting
- in pain
- incommodious
- irritating
- miserable
- nervous
- pained
- restless
- self-conscious
- smarting
- sore
- stiff
- strained
- suffering
- thorny
- tired
- torturing
- troubled
- troublesome
- uneasy
- vexatious
- vexed
- wearisome
- weary
- worn
- wracked
- wretched
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