Synonyms for unsettling
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-set-l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈsɛt l |
Top 10 synonyms for unsettling
- aggravating
- agitating
- annoying
- bothersome
- burdensome
- consequential
- difficult
- disagreeable
- discomforting
- discommoding
- discomposing
- dismaying
- disruptive
- distressful
- embarrassing
- foreboding
- gloomy
- harassing
- hard
- impeding
- inconvenient
- intrusive
- irksome
- irritating
- laborious
- onerous
- perplexing
- perturbing
- pessimistic
- prophetic
- provoking
- severe
- sinister
- startling
- threatening
- tiresome
- toilsome
- troublesome
- troubling
- troublous
- trying
- uncertain
- unpleasant
- upsetting
- vexing
- wearisome
- worrisome
- worrying
Définition of unsettling
Origin :- 1590s, "undo from a fixed position, from un- (2) + settle (v.). Of the mind, feelings, etc., attested from 1640s. Unsettled "not peaceful, not firmly established" is recorded from 1590s. Meaning "not occupied by settlers" is attested from 1724. Related: Unsettled; unsettling.
- adj disturbing
- They were unsettling, they caused pain; and, what was worse, they might have been true for all we knew.
- Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad
- I knew it was her voice, and not her logic, that was unsettling me.
- Extract from : « The Long Run » by Edith Wharton
- He seems to know that some unsettling and untoward event is on the way.
- Extract from : « The Prairie Mother » by Arthur Stringer
- Moments like this were unsettling—and to be guarded against.
- Extract from : « The Tyranny of Weakness » by Charles Neville Buck
- True believers were so scarce that it was wicked to think of unsettling their faith.
- Extract from : « Miss Mapp » by Edward Frederic Benson
- Innovation in an ancient borough like this is—unsettling and uncomfortable.
- Extract from : « In the Mayor's Parlour » by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
- Her correspondence with Colonel Munro had left the most unsettling effects.
- Extract from : « The Prodigal Father » by J. Storer Clouston
- I haven't seen them, but a rumor is as good as a fact for unsettling the public.
- Extract from : « Diplomatic Days » by Edith O'Shaughnessy
- Then he ended by having settled on rather the most unsettling convictions.
- Extract from : « The Eternal Boy » by Owen Johnson
- The visit had been delightful, and delight is an unsettling thing.
- Extract from : « A Young Man's Year » by Anthony Hope
Antonyms for unsettling
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