unsettled

unsettled
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. outstanding, unpaid; disturbed, troubled; unfixed, indeterminate. See irregularity, changeableness, insanity, doubt, excitement.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Undetermined]
Syn. undecided, unfixed, unresolved; see uncertain 2 .
2. [Unstable]
Syn. confused, agitated, troubled, changing, explosive, shifting, precarious, ticklish, unpredictable, uneasy, unbalanced, perilous, complex, complicated, fluid, kinetic, active, busy, critical.
Ant. simple*, stable, solid.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Affording no quiet, repose, or rest: restless, uneasy, unquiet. See CALM, TIRED. 2. In a state of anxiety or uneasiness: agitated, anxious, concerned, distressed, nervous, solicitous, uneasy. See FEELINGS. 3. Capable of or liable to change: alterable, changeable, fluid, inconstant, mutable, uncertain, unstable, unsteady, variable, variant. Archaic: various. See CHANGE. 4. Marked by lack of firm decision or commitment; of questionable outcome: indefinite, open, uncertain, undecided, undetermined, unresolved, unsure, vague. Idiom: up in the air. See CERTAIN. 5. Owed as a debt: due, outstanding, owed, owing, payable, receivable, unpaid. See PAY.

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