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(adjective) 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" |
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Antonyms: easy |
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(satellite adjective) marked by a lack of quiet; not conducive to rest; "spent a restless night"; "fell into an uneasy sleep" |
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Synonyms: restless |
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(satellite adjective) 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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Synonyms: awkward, ill at ease |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: anxious, nervous, unquiet |
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