uneasy
Uneasy describes an uncomfortable feeling. You might feel socially uneasy when dining with your girlfriend's parents if they don't like you very much. Your stomach may also feel uneasy at that same dinner and gurgle in an embarrassing way.
The adjective uneasy has many shades of meaning, most involving mild discomfort. It can refer to a lack of a sense of security. If McDonald's and Burger King team up to develop a new sandwich, that would be an uneasy alliance, because neither side would fully trust the other. Uneasy can also describe causing someone to feel anxious or nervous. If you see someone staring at you mumbling, "That's him, that's the one," you might feel uneasy.
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causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
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socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner“was always uneasy with strangers”
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synonyms:
awkward, ill at ease
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uncomfortable
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
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uncomfortable
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lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance“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”
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uncomfortable
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
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apprehensive, worried
mentally upset over possible misfortune, danger, etc.
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precarious, tenuous, unstable
affording no ease or reassurance
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unquiet
characterized by unrest or disorder
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tense
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
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antonyms:
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easy
free from worry or anxiety
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comfortable
free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind
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relaxed
without strain or anxiety
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uncomfortable
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lacking or not affording physical or mental rest“she fell into an uneasy sleep”
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synonyms:
restless
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antonyms:
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relaxing, reposeful, restful
affording physical or mental rest
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slumberous, slumbrous
quiet and tranquil
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relaxing, reposeful, restful
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relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort
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uncomfortable
providing or experiencing physical discomfort
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uncomfortable
/ˈʌnˌizi/
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