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uneasy |
Overview of adj uneasy The adj uneasy has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (15) uneasy -- (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. anxious, nervous, uneasy, unquiet -- (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") 3. uneasy, restless -- (marked by a lack of quiet; not conducive to rest; "spent a restless night"; "fell into an uneasy sleep") 4. awkward, ill at ease, uneasy -- (not at ease socially; 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 of adj uneasy 4 senses of uneasy Sense 1 uneasy (vs. easy) easy (vs. uneasy), at ease Sense 2 anxious, nervous, uneasy, unquiet INDIRECT (VIA troubled) -> untroubled Sense 3 uneasy, restless INDIRECT (VIA unquiet) -> quiet Sense 4 awkward, ill at ease(prenominal), uneasy INDIRECT (VIA uncomfortable) -> comfortable Similarity of adj uneasy 4 senses of uneasy Sense 1 uneasy (vs. easy) => anxious, apprehensive => precarious, unstable => strange Also See-> tense#1; uncomfortable#1; unquiet#1 Sense 2 anxious, nervous, uneasy, unquiet => troubled (vs. untroubled) Sense 3 uneasy, restless => unquiet (vs. quiet) Sense 4 awkward, ill at ease(prenominal), uneasy => uncomfortable (vs. comfortable) Attributes of adj uneasy Familiarity of adj uneasy uneasy used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj uneasy uneasy Overview of adj uneasy The adj uneasy has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (15) uneasy -- (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. anxious, nervous, uneasy, unquiet -- (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") 3. uneasy, restless -- (marked by a lack of quiet; not conducive to rest; "spent a restless night"; "fell into an uneasy sleep") 4. awkward, ill at ease, uneasy -- (not at ease socially; 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")
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