ill at ease | Definition of ill at ease

Synonyms and Antonyms of ill at ease

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

I'm usually ill at ease when addressing a large crowd of people

Synonyms of ill at ease

aflutter, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, edgy, goosey, het up, hinky [slang], hung up, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, perturbed, queasy (also queazy), tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, worried

Words Related to ill at ease

aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-up

apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving

fretful, fretting, stewing, vexed

qualmish, qualmy

flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung

obsessed, preoccupied, restless

fidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hypertense, skittish, spooky

Phrases Synonymous with ill at ease

keyed up, on edge, on pins and needles, on tenterhooks

Near Antonyms of ill at ease

confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure

controlled, self-controlled

Antonyms of ill at ease

calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed