uneasy
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- anxious, disturbed, edgy, nervous, on edge, perturbed, troubled, twitchy (informal), uncomfortable, worried
- awkward, insecure, precarious, shaky, strained, tense, uncomfortable

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Antonyms: easy
Related Idioms: on pins and needles
Related Words: anxious, careful, concerned, solicitous, worried, agitated, disquieted, disturbed, perturbed

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English Thesaurus: nervous, tense, uneasy, on edge, neurotic, ...

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un‧eas‧y /ʌnˈiːzi/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: ease, unease, easiness, uneasiness; adverb: easily, uneasily, easy; adjective: easy, uneasy; verb: ease]

1. worried or slightly afraid because you think that something bad might happen
uneasy about
Ninety percent of those questioned felt uneasy about nuclear power.

2. used to describe a period of time when people have agreed to stop fighting or arguing, but which is not really calm
uneasy peace/truce/alliance/compromise
The treaty restored an uneasy peace to the country.

3. not comfortable, peaceful, or relaxed:
She eventually fell into an uneasy sleep.
—uneasily adverb:
Bill shifted uneasily in his chair.
Charles’ concern for the environment sits uneasily with (=does not fit well with) his collection of powerful cars.
—uneasiness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

uneasy
adj.
VERBS appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get, grow We were starting to grow slightly uneasy.
remain | make sb
ADV. decidedly, deeply, distinctly, extremely, profoundly, very | increasingly | a bit, a little, rather, slightly, somewhat, vaguely | strangely
PREP. about I felt distinctly uneasy about lending her so much money.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

uneasy

an uneasy peace
There was an uneasy peace in the region for nearly three years before the conflict flared up again.
an uneasy truce
It was an uneasy truce, however, and tension was never far from the surface.
an uneasy calm
Things seemed quiet enough, but it was an uneasy calm.
an uneasy alliance/relationship
The government is based on an uneasy alliance between Christian Democrats and Socialists.
an uneasy compromise
The result was an uneasy compromise which no-one liked.

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nervous worried or a little frightened about something and unable to relax:
Kelly was so nervous about her exam that she couldn’t sleep.
It makes me nervous when you drive that fast.
tense worried and unable to relax in a way that makes you get angry or upset easily:
Mary’s problems at work were making her tense and irritable.
uneasy nervous because you feel that something bad might happen, so that you are unable to relax until the danger has passed:
I began to feel uneasy when he still hadn’t phoned by 11 o'clock.
on edge if you are on edge or your nerves are on edge, you feel nervous because you are worried about what might happen:
My nerves were on edge, waiting for the results of the test.
Redundancies and other work upheavals have put employees on edge.
neurotic nervous and anxious in a way that is not normal or reasonable:
She’s completely neurotic about food hygiene.
a neurotic mother
edgy/jumpy/jittery nervous because you are worried about what might happen:
Investors are a little edgy about the financial markets these days.
There was a lot of pressure on the team tonight and that’s why they were a little jumpy.
highly-strung British English, high-strung American English becoming nervous or upset easily because that is your character:
Like many musicians, he’s very sensitive and highly-strung.
be a nervous wreck to feel extremely nervous and unable to relax:
After 10 months of teaching, I was a total nervous wreck.
have butterflies (in your stomach) informal to feel nervous about something that you are going to do very soon because it is important and you want to do it well:
Actors often have butterflies before going on stage.

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worried not feeling happy or relaxed because you keep thinking about a problem or something bad that might happen:
I was worried that you had forgotten our date.
It’s awful if you are worried about money.
I was so worried that I couldn’t sleep at all.
anxious worried because you think something bad might happen or has happened. Anxious is more formal than worried, and is often used about a general feeling of worry, when you are not sure what has happened:
A lot of employees are anxious about their jobs.
Anxious relatives waited for news.
nervous worried or frightened about something you are going to do or experience, and unable to relax:
Everyone feels nervous before an exam.
The thought of going into hospital was making me nervous.
uneasy a little worried because you feel there may be something wrong and you are not sure what is going to happen:
When she still wasn’t home by midnight, I began to feel uneasy.
The total silence was making me feel uneasy.
concerned formal worried, usually about a problem affecting someone else or affecting the country or the world:
Many people are concerned about the current economic situation.
Police say that they are concerned for the safety of the missing girl.
bothered [not before noun] worried by something that happens – often used in negative sentences:
She didn’t seem particularly bothered by the news.
troubled very worried, so that you think about something a lot:
She fell into a troubled sleep.
a troubled expression
‘Are you okay, Ben? You look troubled.’
apprehensive especially written a little worried about something you are going to do, or about the future, because you are not sure what it will be like:
I felt a bit apprehensive about seeing him again after so long.
stressed (out) informal very worried and tired because of problems, too much work etc, and unable to relax or enjoy life:
He’d been working ten hours a day for ages and was stressed out.
an extremely stressed single mother

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