Synonyms for uneasy
ʌnˈi ziun·easy

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1. uneasy

   Synonyms:
   restless, disturbed, unquiet, stiff, awkward

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1. uneasyadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   queasy, ill at ease(p), anxious, restless, unquiet, nervous, awkward

   Antonyms:
   easy, comfortable, untroubled, comfy

2. restless, uneasyadjective

   lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

   "a restless night"; "she fell into an uneasy sleep"

   Synonyms:
   unquiet, restless, nervous, ill at ease(p), unsatisfied, queasy, awkward, ungratified, anxious

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, easy, comfy, comfortable

3. anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquietadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   vile, flighty, offensive, sickish, aflutter, nauseating, loathsome, sick, anxious, sickening, spooky, restless, awkward, queasy, dying(p), unquiet, anxious(p), noisome, ill at ease(p), skittish, nervous, neural, nauseated, nauseous

   Antonyms:
   comfortable, easy, untroubled, comfy

4. awkward, ill at ease(p), uneasyadjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   comfy, comfortable, untroubled, easy

5. uneasyadjective

   relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

   Synonyms:
   queasy, ill at ease(p), anxious, restless, unquiet, nervous, awkward

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, easy, comfy, comfortable

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1. uneasyadjective

   Synonyms:
   restless, restive, unquiet, disturbed, impatient, ill at ease, sitting on thorns

2. uneasyadjective

   Synonyms:
   constrained, stiff, awkward, ungraceful, ungainly, not easy

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1. uneasyadjective

   Synonyms:
   restless, restive, anxious, perturbed, impatient

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1. List of paraphrases for "uneasy":

   uncomfortable, precarious, worried, comfortable, inconvenient, disturbing

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1. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:

   I said to them, the voters had told us they wanted is to be big and be bold. As you can imagine, at the time, there were some Republican lawmakers who were kind of uneasy with the idea of taking on the status quo.

2. Allison Young:

   When I began doing this film, I had an uneasy feeling inside of me and I felt so conflicted. ... We talked to the producers about our concerns. They just told us, 'If you guys are so sensitive, you should leave,' nothing has changed.

3. Calvert White:

   I'm uneasy, hBCUs have a long history of physical threats just because of our existence. I think that the threats aren't individual or coincidental -- that it's a clear attack on Black students who choose to go to Black schools.

4. Anthony Bourdain -LRB- left -RRB-:

   It’s something I ’m very aware of when I hear Anthony Bourdain -LRB- left -RRB- talking about it — it makes me very uneasy, these are not my stories, so I feel that every time I ’m talking about it I ’m taking up space that should be rightfully taken by a woman. It’s a fine line for me. I do n’t particularly enjoy talking about it. But if you ask me, I ’ll tell ya.

5. Tim Stubson:

   Yes, there may have been an undercurrent there of anti-Liz sentiment, but there is no way she would have had any trouble getting elected, her relationship with that portion of the party has been uneasy from the beginning, and they probably never totally embraced her because she has been the definition of an establishment Republican. But she was right on the policies.