Definition of Uneasy

1. Adjective. Lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance. "An uneasy silence fell on the group"

Also: Uncomfortable, Unquiet, Tense
Similar to: Apprehensive, Worried, Precarious, Unstable
Antonyms: Easy
Derivative terms: Uneasiness

2. Adjective. Lacking or not affording physical or mental rest. "She fell into an uneasy sleep"
Exact synonyms: Restless
Antonyms: Restful
Derivative terms: Restlessness, Uneasiness

3. Adjective. Causing or fraught with or showing anxiety. "An unquiet mind"
Exact synonyms: Anxious, Nervous, Queasy, Unquiet
Similar to: Troubled
Derivative terms: Anxiousness, Nervousness, Nervousness, Queasiness, Uneasiness

4. Adjective. Socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner. "Was always uneasy with strangers"
Exact synonyms: Awkward, Ill At Ease
Similar to: Uncomfortable
Derivative terms: Awkwardness, Uneasiness, Uneasiness

5. Adjective. Relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort.
Similar to: Uncomfortable
Derivative terms: Uneasiness

Definition of Uneasy

1. a. Not easy; difficult.

2. a. Not easy; difficult.

Definition of Uneasy

1. Adjective. (rare) Not easy; difficult. ¹

2. Adjective. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed. ¹

3. Adjective. Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment. ¹

4. Adjective. Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Uneasy

1. marked by mental or physical discomfort [adj -EASIER, -EASIEST] : UNEASILY [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Uneasy

unearthing
unearthings
unearthlier
unearthliest
unearthliness
unearthlinesses
unearthly
unearths
unease
uneases
uneasier
uneasiest
uneasily
uneasiness
uneasinesses
uneasy (current term)
uneatable
uneatably
uneaten
uneath
uneathes
uneating
unebbing
uneccentric
unechoing
uneclipsable
uneclipsed
unecological
uneconomic
uneconomical

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