Synonyms for uneasiness
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Disquiet — the state of being uneasy, nervous or restless
disquiet, unease, anxiety, restlessness, apprehension, discomfort, malaise, dissatisfaction, discontent, qualm, queasiness, impatience, agitation, vexation, solicitude, trouble, unrest, worry, disturbance, disease, perturbation, fidget
2. Edginess
3. Uncomfortableness
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
- n. 2
An anxious state of mind; anxiety.
Forms
- Plural
- uneasinesses → disquiets, anxieties, restlessnesses, apprehensions…
Example sentences
- anxiety I'm having an anxiety attack and I don't know why.
- restlessness I asked him what was causing his restlessness.
- unease Ziri began to feel his sense of unease increasing.
- fear I wrote his name down for fear I should forget it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| uneasiness | steady | |
| anxiety | rising | |
| restlessness | steady | |
| unease | rising | |
| disquiet | rising | |
| fear | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fear1, fere, feer
- 5 letters
- worry2, qualm
- 6 letters
- unrest2, unease2, fidget2
- 7 letters
- disease2, trouble2, anxiety4, malaise2
- 8 letters
- disquiet3, edginess3, vexation
- 9 letters
- agitation4
- 10 letters
- discomfort3, discontent3, impatience3, solicitude4, queasiness3, inquietude
- 11 letters
- disturbance3, disquietude
- 12 letters
- apprehension4, restlessness3, perturbation4
- 15 letters
- dissatisfaction5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (worry2 = 2 syllables).