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ill at ease

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of ill at ease

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
  • I'm usually ill at ease when addressing a large crowd of people.
Synonyms of ill at ease

aflutter, antsy, anxious, dithery, edgy, het up, hung up, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, perturbed, queasy (also queazy), tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, worried
Words Related to ill at ease

aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-up

apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving

fretful, fretting, stewing, vexed

flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung

obsessed, preoccupied, restless

fidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, skittish, spooky
Phrases Synonymous with ill at ease

keyed up, on edge, on pins and needles, on tenterhooks
Near Antonyms of ill at ease

confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure

controlled, self-controlled
Antonyms of ill at ease

calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed

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