Definition of uneasy

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • uneasy is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • uneasy is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • uneasy is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of uneasy


  • lacking or not affording physical or mental rest (adjective)

    Examples

    1. she fell into an uneasy sleep

    Synonyms

    1. restless
  • socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner (adjective)

    Examples

    1. was always uneasy with strangers

    Synonyms

    1. awkward
    2. ill at ease
  • causing or fraught with or showing anxiety (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. anxious
    2. nervous
    3. queasy
    4. unquiet
  • lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance (adjective)

    Examples

    1. farmers were uneasy until rain finally came
    2. uneasy about his health
    3. gave an uneasy laugh
    4. uneasy lies the head that wears the crown
    5. an uneasy coalition government
    6. an uneasy calm
    7. an uneasy silence fell on the group
  • relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort (adjective)

See definition of uneasy in Merriam Webster