adjective
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
Examples
- 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
adjective
lacking or not affording physical or mental rest
Synonyms
Examples
- a restless night
- she fell into an uneasy sleep
adjective
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
Synonyms
Examples
- spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
- cast anxious glances behind her
- those nervous moments before takeoff
- an unquiet mind
adjective
socially uncomfortable
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
adjective
relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort