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Uneasy Common

Uneasy has 7 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

"farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"

"uneasy about his health"

"gave an uneasy laugh"

"uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"

"an uneasy coalition government"

"an uneasy calm"

"an uneasy silence fell on the group"

2

lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

"a restless night"

"she fell into an uneasy sleep"

3

causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

"spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"

"cast anxious glances behind her"

"those nervous moments before takeoff"

"an unquiet mind"

4

socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

"awkward and reserved at parties"

"ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"

"was always uneasy with strangers"

5

relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

"The sudden drop in barometric pressure left me feeling uneasy, as if a cold wave was already rolling over my skin."

6

Not easy; difficult.

"After hearing the strange noises from the basement, she paced back and forth in her room, feeling deeply uneasy until dawn broke."

7

Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety

Example Sentences
"farmers were uneasy until rain finally came" adjective
"uneasy about his health" adjective
"gave an uneasy laugh" adjective
"uneasy lies the head that wears the crown" adjective
"an uneasy coalition government" adjective
"an uneasy calm" adjective
"an uneasy silence fell on the group" adjective
"a restless night" adjective
"she fell into an uneasy sleep" adjective
"spent an anxious night waiting for the test results" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
easy reposeful
Rhyming Words
easy dasy jasy crasy weasy teasy peasy leasy creasy acrasy almasy queasy greasy pleasy eustasy eucrasy squeasy afanasy fantasy np easy
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