uneasy

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. restless, restive; disturbed, perturbed, disquieted, uncomfortable; anxious, apprehensive, fearful; constrained; fidgety, jittery, on edge, jumpy; uncertain, unstable, touch-and-go. See agitation, excitement, excitability, fear.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Mentally disturbed]

Syn. unquiet, anxious, fearful, irascible, troubled, harassed, vexed, perturbed, alarmed, upset, afraid, apprehensive, edgy, nervous, frightened, shaky, perplexed, agitated, unsettled, suspicious, peevish, irritable, fretful, worried, anguished, in turmoil, disquieted, shaken, full of misgivings.

Ant. calm, collected, composed.

2. [Restless]

Syn. fidgety, jittery, on edge, on the qui vive (French), all nerves, jumpy, snappish, agitated, restive, languishing, drooping, uncomfortable, awkward, goaded, palpitant, molested, wrung, harrowed, tormented, chafed, in distress.

Ant. quiet*, placid, soothed.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

apprehensive, anxious, nervous, tense, fearful, insecure, worried, troubled, restive, fidgety, edgy, restless, *on pins and needles, having qualms, having misgivings, fretful.

ANT.: relaxed, tranquil, serene, calm

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. In a state of anxiety or uneasiness: agitated, anxious, concerned, distressed, nervous, solicitous, unsettled. See FEELINGS. 2. Affording no quiet, repose, or rest: restless, unquiet, unsettled. See CALM, TIRED. 3. Characterized by embarrassment and discomfort: awkward, constrained, uncomfortable. See FEELINGS.