uneasy

UK /ʌnˈiːzi/ US /ʌnˈiːzi/

adj 4

Definitions

adj

Not easy; difficult.

adj

Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.

I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?

Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.

Not easy in manner; constrained

He was behaving in an uneasy way.

Causing discomfort or constraint

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound

become, get, grow

The manager became uneasy when nobody answered the phone all morning.

remain

make sb

ADV

decidedly, deeply, distinctly, extremely, profoundly, very

increasingly

a bit, a little, rather, slightly, somewhat, vaguely

strangely

PREP

about

She was uneasy about leaving her young children with someone she had just met.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — socially uncomfortable

awkward

adjective — lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

restless

adjective — causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

Antonyms

easy
restful
reposeful
relaxing

Idioms & Phrases

uneasy lies the head that wears a crown

A person of high rank or status has more problems than those of lower rank.

Such terrors as these were unguessed by me in the days of my obscurity. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, uneasy also, lies the wife of that head, and the best friend of the

Example Bank

I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?

Wiktionary

Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.

Wiktionary

He was behaving in an uneasy way.

Wiktionary

I felt cold and uneasy all night.

Tatoeba · #27294

My doctor told me to lay off the liquor so I have this uneasy impatient feeling.

Tatoeba · #28049

This tipping business always makes us uneasy.

Tatoeba · #40219

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, uneasy is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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