uneasy, adj.
freq. cnt. 15
freq. cnt. 15
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 15
uneasy
sample sentences
"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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relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort
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uneasy
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socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
<adj.all> (p)
awkward ill at ease uneasy
sample sentences
"awkward and reserved at parties""ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"
"was always uneasy with strangers"
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lacking or not affording physical or mental rest
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restless uneasy
sample sentences
"a restless night""she fell into an uneasy sleep"
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causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
anxious nervous queasy uneasy unquiet
sample sentences
"spent an anxious night waiting for the test results""cast anxious glances behind her"
"those nervous moments before takeoff"
"an unquiet mind"
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