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Synonyms for unsettled

Most common

uncertain restless undecided uneasy due outstanding

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Disturbed, upset.

    I was unsettled by the sudden outburst, and since I didn't know what to do I just stood there, confused.

  2. adj. 2

    Unpaid.

    We need to settle this bill; even if you think the charge is too high we can't just leave it unsettled.

Example sentences

  • uncertain Tom told me that he's uncertain what he should do.
  • restless The longer we stayed, the more restless we became.
  • uneasy Tom felt uneasy talking to Mary about that matter.
  • undecided I wonder whether Tom and Mary are still undecided.
  • uninhabited Algeria's islands are very small and uninhabited.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
unsettledsteady
uncertainsteady
restlessrising
uneasyrising
undecidedsteady
uninhabitedsteady

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

By length

3 letters
due1
4 letters
open2
5 letters
rough1, vague1, owing2, roily
6 letters
unpaid2, uneasy3
7 letters
erratic3, unquiet, aflight
8 letters
homeless2, variable4, troubled2, unstable3, restless2, doubtful2, agitated4, unsteady3
9 letters
uncertain3, wandering3, ambiguous4, undecided4, stateless2
10 letters
unresolved3, precarious4, changeable3, indecisive4
11 letters
outstanding3, uninhabited5, vacillating4
12 letters
undetermined4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (open2 = 2 syllables).