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Synonyms for uneasy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-ee-zee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈi zi |
Top 10 synonyms for uneasy Other synonyms for the word uneasy
- alarmed
- all nerves
- bothered
- constrained
- discomposed
- dismayed
- disquieted
- disturbed
- fidgety
- fretful
- harassed
- ill at ease
- in turmoil
- irascible
- jittery
- jumpy
- nervous
- on edge
- on the qui vive
- palpitant
- peevish
- perplexed
- perturbed
- precarious
- restive
- restless
- shaken
- shaky
- strained
- suspicious
- tense
- tormented
- troubled
- unquiet
- unsettled
- unstable
- upset
- vexed
- worried
- wrung
Définition of uneasy
Origin :- late 13c., "not comforting," from un- (1) "not" + easy. Meaning "disturbed in mind" is attested from 1670s.
- adj awkward, uncomfortable
- I was, in a manner, forced to work, yet I was uneasy and troubled in my mind.
- Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
- But she was so uneasy, she simply bent down and looked at him.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- But when he left the old man at Mrs. North's door, he was uneasy again.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- It might have comforted her a little, had she known what uneasy moments Martin was having.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- For some reason Mainwaring was possessed by a strange, uneasy feeling.
- Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
- At the end of the fourth stride Mr Vladimir felt infuriated and uneasy.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- This last week was, in truth, an uneasy interval for the whole house.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- It made her uneasy, and made them all uneasy, when I answered in this way.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- But still, he felt a vague sense of alarm, and was depressed and uneasy.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- It is merely an hysterical affection; nothing more, I am not uneasy.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
Antonyms for uneasy
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