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Uneasy

Not easy; difficult.

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Apprehensive 84% connected

Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning.

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Apprehensive 84% connected

Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning.

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Precarious 84% connected

Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another; as, precarious privileges.

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Precarious 84% connected

Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another; as, precarious privileges.

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Troubled 84% connected

of Trouble

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Troubled 84% connected

of Trouble

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Uncomfortable 84% connected

Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

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Uncomfortable 84% connected

Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

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Unstable 84% connected

Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or overthrow.

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Unstable 84% connected

Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or overthrow.

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Worried 84% connected

of Worry

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Worried 84% connected

of Worry

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Derivationally related 4

Queasiness 74% connected

The state of being queasy; nausea; qualmishness; squeamishness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Queasiness 74% connected

The state of being queasy; nausea; qualmishness; squeamishness.

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Uneasiness 74% connected

The quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness; disquietude; anxiety.

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Uneasiness 74% connected

The quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness; disquietude; anxiety.

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See also 6

Tense 66% connected

One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modi…

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Tense 66% connected

One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modi…

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Uncomfortable 66% connected

Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

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Uncomfortable 66% connected

Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

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Synonym 6

Anxious 92% connected

Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied t…

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Awkward 92% connected

Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Nervous 92% connected

possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Queasy 92% connected

Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit; qualmish.

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Restless 92% connected

Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Unquiet 92% connected

To disquiet.

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Softer synonym 1

Afraid 88% connected

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.

words for fear 62% interchangeable stronger

Mildly worried or uncomfortable.

Antonym 2

Easy 94% connected

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

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Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Easy 94% connected

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

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