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uneasy

[uhn-ee-zee] / ʌnˈi zi /
ADJECTIVE
perturbed; constrained; uncomfortable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
afraid agitated anguished anxious apprehensive edgy fearful impatient insecure irritable jittery nervous precarious restless shaky strained suspicious tense troubled uncomfortable unsettled unstable
WEAK
alarmed all nerves bothered constrained discomposed dismayed disquieted disturbed fidgety fretful harassed ill at ease in turmoil irascible jumpy on edge on the qui vive palpitant peevish perplexed perturbed restive shaken tormented unquiet upset vexed worried wrung
Antonyms
STRONGEST
at ease bold brave calm certain composed confident content cool courageous definite easygoing firm happy indubious laid-back nice peaceful quiet settled sound stable steady strong sure unafraid undoubted unfearful unworried
WEAK
comfortable

Example Sentences

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The mood is tense and uneasy, befitting a number about the precarious state of life on Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

I think the ease you’re referring to is just a comfort with being uneasy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

An uneasy quiet has fallen on the streets of the usually bustling southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Interacting with an accountant can make you feel uneasy if you grew up in a household devoid of money talk.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

I drifted at last into uneasy sleep, and dreamt many evil dreams, and in one I saw a shadowy figure with no face creeping into our hut and bearing away the ten ollocks of rice.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.