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unsettled

[uhn-set-ld] / ʌnˈsɛt ld /
ADJECTIVE
bothered, upset
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agitated changeable changing complicated confused disturbed insecure perilous perturbed precarious rattled restless shaky shifting tense ticklish troubled uncertain uneasy unnerved unpredictable unstable
STRONG
busy flustered shaken thrown unbalanced wavering wobbling
WEAK
active antsy anxious changeful complex disorderly explosive fidgety fluid inconstant kinetic mobile mutable on edge restive shook-up unpeaceful unquiet unrestful unsteady variable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm certain clear composed constant definite easy easygoing firm fixed laid-back safe secure sound stable steady strong sure unchanging
WEAK
calmed content decided happy settled
ADJECTIVE
not decided, taken care of
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clouded problematic uncertain unclear undetermined unresolved
STRONG
moot open owing waffling
WEAK
betwixt and between debatable doubtful dubious dubitable due immature in arrears outstanding overdue payable pendent pending undecided unfixed unpaid up for grabs
Antonyms
STRONGEST
certain clear definite determined settled sure
STRONG
decided resolved
WEAK
calmed content happy

Example Sentences

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"This is the most unsettled race for California governor I've ever seen," said Garry South, a long-time Democratic strategist who has managed four gubernatorial campaigns in the state.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

If there’s something that bothers you about it, what is it exactly that leaves you unsettled?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

An unusually large disconnect has appeared in the bond market, showing just how unsettled investors are about inflation in the near term.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Opening for Ms. Parton at a festival in New Jersey, Stewart played a revved-up version of a Hank Williams tune that unsettled the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Now the idea of leaving Sahel to lie here in the dirt, as alone as he’d been in the last grisly seconds of his life, unsettled her.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray