Meaning & use
uneasy
Feeling anxious, worried, or not entirely comfortable about a situation.
See it in a sentence
He felt uneasy walking home alone through the dark, empty streets.
There was an uneasy silence in the room after her blunt comment.
A note on using this word
Uneasy often describes a vague, low-level worry rather than intense fear, and can describe people, silences, or alliances, as in an uneasy truce.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
calmrelaxed
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