What is another word for uncomfortable?
Synonyms for uncomfortable
ʌnˈkʌmf tə bəl, -ˈkʌm fər tə-un·com·fort·able
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
uncomfortable
Synonyms:
cheerless, disagreeable, discontented, dissatisfied, distressed, dreary, forlorn, miserable, wretchedAntonyms:
agreeable, at ease, at rest, cheerful, cheery, comfortable, commodious, contented, convenient, genial, pleasant, satisfactory, satisfied, snug, well-off, well-provided, well-to-do
Princeton's WordNet
uncomfortableadjective
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
"this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable"; "the uncomfortable truth"; "grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye"; "an uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest"; "the teacher's presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable"
Antonyms:
soothing, comfy, homey, homelike, comfortable, easy, homely, comforted, snug, cozy, cosy, homyuncomfortableadjective
providing or experiencing physical discomfort
"an uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"
Antonyms:
cosy, comforted, comfortable, homey, soothing, comfy, homelike, easy, snug, homely, cozy, homy
Dictionary of English Synonymes
uncomfortableadjective
Synonyms:
disagreeable, displeasing, unpleasant, cheerless, dismal, miserable, unhappy, not comfortableuncomfortableadjective
Synonyms:
close (as the weather), oppressive
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "uncomfortable":
inconvenient, uneasy, unpleasant, awkward, embarrassing, comfortable, self-conscious, embarrassed, disagreeable
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3746 | comfortable | |
#13845 | uncomfortable | |
#17102 | miserable | |
#17452 | awkward | |
#18616 | unpleasant | |
#19258 | embarrassing | |
#19943 | distressed | |
#20401 | embarrassed | |
#20952 | dissatisfied | |
#27699 | uneasy | |
#30945 | wretched | |
#32934 | inconvenient | |
#37338 | dreary | |
#55808 | disagreeable | |
#57035 | forlorn | |
#94684 | discontented | |
#176112 | cheerless |
How to use uncomfortable in a sentence?
You made me uncomfortable and I thought you were weird, i ca n’t comprehend how angry I get when I think of you.
But even my 12-year-old son doesn't hesitate to undress in front of me. I figure that he will one day, and that's OK, perhaps one day he will avert his eyes or become uncomfortable with my nudity as well. And that's OK, too.
There were just four of us in the studio : Bobby Slayton, me and these two [ camera ] women. And they were laughing and laughing and laughing. And next thing you know, I get a letter and a phone call. And the producer of the show calls me in and tells me if I don't apologize to the two women for what Bobby Slayton did, I'm going to be fired. And I said,' Why ?' And he said,' It's sexual harassment,' i said,' How am I guilty of sexual harassment ? It was he who stood up there.' And he said,' Well, you encouraged it.' And I said,' Well, they were laughing.' He said,' They were laughing because they were uncomfortable. And if you don't apologize to them, I might have to let you go.' So I apologized. If that had been on my record, it would have looked as if I had been guilty of sexual harassment because of an apology. I'm telling you what the facts were.
The uncomfortable truth is that this president left America exposed and vulnerable to this pandemic, he ignored the warnings of health experts and intelligence agencies, and put his trust in China's leaders instead.
After much reflection and introspection, I recognize that regardless of the fact that I never intended to make anyone feel uncomfortable or disrespected, what matters is how my actions were perceived by the women who came forward. It saddens me greatly to think I made any woman feel that way due to my own immaturity and overconfidence, i extend my sincere apologies to each of these women. Though I do not agree with aspects of the Report, I am thankful The House Ethics Committee afforded everyone an opportunity to be heard and appreciate the Committee's acknowledgment that I fully cooperated with the investigation.
Translations for uncomfortable
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- incòmodeCatalan, Valencian
- nepohodlnýCzech
- unbequem, unbehaglich, ungemütlichGerman
- άβολοGreek
- incómodoSpanish
- epämukavaFinnish
- inconfortableFrench
- mì-shuaimhneachScottish Gaelic
- kényelmetlenHungarian
- 心地よいJapanese
- ಅನಾನುಕೂಲKannada
- 불편하다Korean
- ongemakkelijkDutch
- incômodo, desconfortávelPortuguese
- неудо́бный, некомфорта́бельный, стеснённыйRussian
- nȅudobanSerbo-Croatian
- ไม่สะดวกThai
- незру́чнийUkrainian
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