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Synonyms for unsettle

  • verb

Most common

disturb unnerve upset agitate displace ruffle up

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Disturb — to make upset or uncomfortable

disturb, unnerve, upset, agitate, perturb, ruffle, confuse, disquiet, faze informal, put out, bother, disorder, disconcert, discompose, flurry, unhinge, enervate, enturbulate, bewilder, perplex, excite, distract

2. Displace — to bring into disorder or disarray

displace, ruffle up, derange, disarrange, disrange dated, betumble dated

Antonyms

settle, comfort, relieve

All antonyms of unsettle →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make upset or uncomfortable

    Don't unsettle the horses or they'll bolt.

  2. v. 2

    To bring into disorder or disarray

Forms

Past participle
unsettled
e.g. unsettled → disturbed, unnerved, agitated, perturbed…

Example sentences

  • upset Tom was too upset to talk about what had happened.
  • agitate Now is not the time to agitate the hornet's nest.
  • displace Drought could displace millions of Algerians.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
unsettlerising
upsetrising
agitatesteady
unnerverising
perturbrising
displacesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
faze1
5 letters
upset2
6 letters
bother2, excite2, flurry2, ruffle2
7 letters
confuse2, disturb2, agitate3, unnerve2, perturb2, perplex2, unhinge2, derange2
8 letters
disorder3, distract2, displace2, disquiet3, bewilder3, enervate, disrange, betumble
10 letters
disconcert3, disarrange, discompose
11 letters
enturbulate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (upset2 = 2 syllables).