uneasy | Definition of uneasy

Synonyms and Antonyms of uneasy

1 feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

I'm a bit uneasy about taking a baby on such a long trip

Synonyms of uneasy

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

Words Related to uneasy

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 uneasy

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

Near Antonyms of uneasy

confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure

controlled, self-controlled

Antonyms of uneasy

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

2 lacking or denying rest

spent an uneasy night sleeping in his car

Synonyms of uneasy

restive, restless, unquiet, unrestful

Words Related to uneasy

agitated, distressed, disturbed, perturbed, troubled, unsettled

aflutter, anxious, dithery, edgy, fidgety, het up, hung up, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, tense, upset, uptight, worried

Near Antonyms of uneasy

calm, easy, peaceful, quiet, relaxing, tranquil

Antonyms of uneasy

3 lacking social grace and assurance

a shy lad, he's always a bit uneasy at parties

Synonyms of uneasy

awkward, clumsy, gauche, graceless, inelegant, rough-hewn, rustic (also rustical), stiff, stilted, uncomfortable, ungraceful, wooden

Words Related to uneasy

angular, gawky, lubberly, ungainly

boorish, clownish, uncouth

abashed, discomfited, discomforted, discomposed, disconcerted, discountenanced, embarrassed

agitated, bothered, chagrined, dismayed, disquieted, distressed, disturbed, fazed, flustered, jittery, jumpy, mortified, nervous, nonplussed (also nonplused), perturbed, rattled, unhinged, unsettled, upset

diffident, insecure, meek, modest