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as in disturbing
causing worry or anxiety
disquieting news of troubles downtown
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2
as in uneasy
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
with a disquieting voice she asked me to investigate the strange noise coming from the basement
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as in alarming
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
we were disquieted by the strange noises we heard outside our tent at night
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Recent Examples of disquieting
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Tavi Gevinson gets a brief but disquieting appearance as Gracie, one of Melanie’s former proteges who has achieved some success as an actor.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
At one hour and 20 minutes, this prime example of German Expressionism leaves its audience with disquieting visuals and a twist.
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Air Mail,
30 May 2026
Much of the film’s success, however, derives not from the twists and turns of plot but from simply situating the viewer in the disquieting vibe of this bizarre place.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
Paying tribute to a South Carolina town destroyed in the 1950s for a nuclear materials plant, the Durham avant-folk trio's disquieting new album is both a community service and a spiritual offering.
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Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
22 May 2026
Ben-Gvir’s management of it has been so disquieting that the Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, a former Tel Aviv district attorney, filed a sixty-eight-page petition to the Supreme Court requesting that Netanyahu be made to defend his refusal to fire him.
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Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
An office complex in Oakland has been seized by its lender through a foreclosure that serves as a disquieting reminder that financial setbacks continue to haunt commercial properties in the East Bay’s largest city.
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George Avalos,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
Pattinson and Zendaya play a couple whose wedding engagement is derailed after a disquieting revelation.
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ABC News,
1 May 2026
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
The author calculated the shock wave’s energy that would be deposited in a human body by using physics similar to that of a bullet impact, which, though disquieting to say the least, is not a bad assumption from a scientific standpoint.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
The impersonations were disquieting.
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Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
11 Apr. 2026
Her images of ice blocks, lush fabrics, cherries, sea animals, and charred hearts are disquieting in the best way and well worth trekking to Santa Monica to witness in person.
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Emma Specter,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
To say that Nicholas did not share his father’s politics is an understatement, but much of his bibliography can be seen as a reckoning with his father’s unsettling career in politics and disquieting legacy.
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Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
The subjects say rending but also disquieting things about killing.
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Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
This is NDiaye at her disquieting best.
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Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2025
The combination of quavering flutes and solemn, unfamiliar corridors is disquieting.
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Hazlitt,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
But there’s also something more disquieting at work here, and not just when George’s advances begin to feel very much like, well, advances.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Tavi Gevinson gets a brief but disquieting appearance as Gracie, one of Melanie’s former proteges who has achieved some success as an actor.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
At one hour and 20 minutes, this prime example of German Expressionism leaves its audience with disquieting visuals and a twist.
—
Air Mail,
30 May 2026
Much of the film’s success, however, derives not from the twists and turns of plot but from simply situating the viewer in the disquieting vibe of this bizarre place.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
Paying tribute to a South Carolina town destroyed in the 1950s for a nuclear materials plant, the Durham avant-folk trio's disquieting new album is both a community service and a spiritual offering.
—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
22 May 2026
Ben-Gvir’s management of it has been so disquieting that the Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, a former Tel Aviv district attorney, filed a sixty-eight-page petition to the Supreme Court requesting that Netanyahu be made to defend his refusal to fire him.
—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
An office complex in Oakland has been seized by its lender through a foreclosure that serves as a disquieting reminder that financial setbacks continue to haunt commercial properties in the East Bay’s largest city.
—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
Pattinson and Zendaya play a couple whose wedding engagement is derailed after a disquieting revelation.
—
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Verb
In a powerful and disquieting GQ profile, the band and some immediate friends and family unraveled the struggles that have plagued their lucrative but life-altering reunion, a kind of cautionary tale for leveling up after settling down.
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Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
The author calculated the shock wave’s energy that would be deposited in a human body by using physics similar to that of a bullet impact, which, though disquieting to say the least, is not a bad assumption from a scientific standpoint.
—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
The impersonations were disquieting.
—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
11 Apr. 2026
Her images of ice blocks, lush fabrics, cherries, sea animals, and charred hearts are disquieting in the best way and well worth trekking to Santa Monica to witness in person.
—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
To say that Nicholas did not share his father’s politics is an understatement, but much of his bibliography can be seen as a reckoning with his father’s unsettling career in politics and disquieting legacy.
—
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
The subjects say rending but also disquieting things about killing.
—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
This is NDiaye at her disquieting best.
—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2025
The combination of quavering flutes and solemn, unfamiliar corridors is disquieting.
—
Hazlitt,
10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disquieting
Adjective
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There were many disturbing parts of Kerstin’s story left unpursued.
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The film is a modern take on the creature horror film told from the perspective of a young boy who slowly begins to discover that his beloved parents are hiding a disturbing secret about his mother’s true nature.
Adjective
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As the nation gears up to celebrate its 250th birthday, most Americans feel uneasy about their present, and pessimistic about their future, polls show.
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Sanders takes an uneasy step, into his wonderful, painful childhood.
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At the same time, the state’s spending keeps growing quickly as well, alarming the Legislative Analyst’s Office, which advises the Legislature on fiscal matters.
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The 2023 property tax valuation cycle — and to a lesser extent, the 2024 and 2025 cycles — have been the subject of widespread outrage in Jackson County, with skyrocketing property values alarming homeowners and business owners alike.
Adjective
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The New York Times reported that multiple women who once dated Platner described the Maine oysterman’s behavior as intimidating and unsettling.
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This move, by a native of the attention economy, signals a growing trend of users actively disengaging, unsettling consumer investors.
Adjective
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American supporters were tense through the second half, in which both teams were tied until the final play, when Türkiye tipped in a buzzer-beating goal to win the match 3-2.
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In Edward Zwick's tense Civil War drama about the first all-Black Army regiment, freedmen and freedom seekers volunteer to prove to white America and themselves that liberty is worth dying for.
Verb
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However, there was a distracting graphical issue where characters and objects would get weird glowy or black artifacts around the edges in close-up shots during battles and cutscenes.
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People attending the trial would also be prohibited from reacting, gesturing, wearing distracting clothing, or otherwise disrupting proceedings.
Adjective
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The June 14 shooting has outraged community members and prompted protests in the small town of Senatobia, where residents point to a string of troubling encounters with police in recent years.
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This year’s line-hardening—by my count, some twenty-three per cent of cases—is both remarkable and troubling.
Adjective
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Though fans are anxious to see Andrade return to more events, her job in Rio is done.
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Homeless, his body torn, Odysseus needs to get back to her and Telemachus, his anxious son, and to clean up the mess.
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“Disquieting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disquieting. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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