uneasy
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
farmers were uneasy until rain finally came
Related & opposite
- uncomfortable also see
- unquiet also see
- tense also see
- easy antonym
- uneasiness derivation
- apprehensive similar to
- precarious similar to
Sense 2 adjective
lacking or not affording physical or mental rest
a restless night
Related & opposite
- restful antonym
- queasiness derivation
Sense 3 adjective
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
Related & opposite
- queasiness derivation
- disquiet derivation
- nervousness derivation
- nerves derivation
- troubled similar to
Sense 4 adjective
socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
awkward and reserved at parties
Related & opposite
- gracelessness derivation
- disquiet derivation
- self-consciousness derivation
- uncomfortable similar to
Sense 5 adjective
relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort
Related & opposite
- unease derivation
- uncomfortable similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | uncomfortable |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unquiet |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | tense |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | easy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | uneasiness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | apprehensive |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | precarious |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | restful |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | queasiness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | queasiness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | disquiet |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | nervousness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | nerves |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | troubled |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | gracelessness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | disquiet |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | self-consciousness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | uncomfortable |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | unease |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | uncomfortable |