INQUIETUDE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

inquietude

noun

Definition of inquietude

as in anxiety

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Recent Examples of inquietude Partying continued Friday, even as French officials pleaded with the participants to leave and as inquietude mounted within the French government. — Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2021

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Noun

Research has also found that across generational groups, greater user tendency to engage in social comparison, together with greater maladaptive ways of coping with emotions, is associated with more symptoms of anger, anxiety, and depression.

— Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
The market for profiting off male body anxiety is nothing new.

— Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of anxiety

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El-Sayed’s former primary opponent, Haley Stevens, upended the race by endorsing Rogers, renewing focus on tensions over Israel and the party’s direction.

— Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Acupressure is a Traditional Chinese Medicine technique that uses finger pressure on points along the body’s energy channels to ease tension, anxiety and physical discomfort.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of tension

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Its responses are syrupy, its handling is unremarkable, and its odd brake pedal feel creates a sense of disquietude.

— Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 26 Apr. 2023
The fight for women’s rights, war, and the environment are dominating the headlines and the best collections reacted to this state of disquietude in a number of ways.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2022

Definition of disquietude

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These compounds include acyl-carnitines — molecules that shuttle fatty acids into mitochondria for energy production — and others linked to perturbations in fatty acid metabolism.

— Marta Zaraaska, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
With two satellites at supplementary inclinations, the Newtonian perturbations are equal and opposite in the two orbital planes and cancel each other out.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Definition of perturbation

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Elsewhere, Finnish Kesko supermarket, Irish grocery chain Supervalu and Estonian grocer One Selver also reported disruptions to their refrigeration systems.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
But the twice-yearly time change can have effects beyond adjusting the clocks, including disruptions to the body's internal rhythm.

— Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

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