Uneasy Definition & Meaning

uneasy
adjective
  1. 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"
  2. lacking or not affording physical or mental rest; "a restless night"; "she fell into an uneasy sleep"
  3. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"
  4. socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers"
  5. relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

Synonyms for uneasy

anxious adj

eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum

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apprehensive adj

quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne mentally upset over possible misfortune or

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awkward adj

causing inconvenience; "they arrived at an awkward time" lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance

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nervous adj

easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred" causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

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precarious adj

affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce" fraught with danger; "dangerous waters

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restless adj

worried and uneasy ceaselessly in motion; "the restless sea

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strange adj

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

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troubled adj

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas

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uncomfortable adj

conducive to or feeling mental discomfort; "this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable

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unquiet adj

characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots

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"Uneasy" in song lyrics

See how uneasy is used in real songs:

  • "His eyes buckle, his voice is uneasy"
    John Cena f/ Tha Trademarc — If it All Ended Tomorrow
  • "My style is sex and violence, vocabulary and science, and an uneasy"
    Ras Kass — H2OProof

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Frequently asked questions

What does uneasy mean?
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" lacking or not affording physical or mental rest; "a restless night"; "she fell into an uneasy sleep" causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
What part of speech is uneasy?
Uneasy is an adjective.
How many definitions does uneasy have?
Uneasy has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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