unsettled

un·set·tled

adj \-ˈse-t^əld\

Definition of UNSETTLED

: not settled: as a (1) : not calm or tranquil : disturbed <unsettled political conditions> (2) : likely to vary widely especially in the near future : variable <unsettled weather> (3) : not settled down <unsettled dust> b (1) : not decided or determined : doubtful <an unsettled state of mind> (2) : not resolved or worked out : undecided <an unsettled question> c : characterized by irregularity <an unsettled life> d : not inhabited or populated <unsettled land> e : mentally unbalanced f (1) : not disposed of according to law <an unsettled estate> (2) : not paid or discharged <unsettled debts>

— un·set·tled·ness \-t^əl(d)-nəs\ noun

Examples of UNSETTLED

1. We have some unsettled business to attend to.
2. <we've been having a lot of unsettled weather lately>

First Known Use of UNSETTLED

circa 1586

Related to UNSETTLED

Synonyms: capricious, changeable, changeful, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, skittish, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, fickle, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile

Antonyms: certain, changeless, constant, immutable, invariable, predictable, settled, stable, stationary, steady, unchangeable, unchanging, unvarying

Related Words: aimless, arbitrary, desultory, erratic, haphazard, hit-or-miss, irregular, random, scattered, slapdash, stray; ambivalent, hesitating, shaky, shilly-shally, shilly-shallying, vacillating, wavering; dicey, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy; adaptable, mobile, protean, versatile

Near Antonyms: equable, even, uniform; abiding, durable, lasting, permanent, persistent; dependable, reliable, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty

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