UNCOMFORTABLY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

uncomfortably

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as in uneasily

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Recent Examples of uncomfortably The audience — all Christians themselves — darted worried looks to one another, shifting uncomfortably in their seats. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026 Resurrection Dex’s Resurrection is an uncomfortably honest and self-critical mixtape about the British rapper attempting to reform his crooked ways. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026 No rain, mostly sunny skies and light winds will contribute to the uncomfortably warm weather. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 The six-minute heads-up was cutting things uncomfortably close. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026 If that feels uncomfortably new or strange, remember the event will be broadcast exclusively on Netflix, so times really are a-changin’. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 13 July 2026 Inflation, growing demand, static energy supply and expensive decarbonization goals contribute to making energy an uncomfortably big part of many household budgets. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 Turf absorbs heat and can get uncomfortably hot, especially during the summer. — Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 1 July 2026 Denim shorts that will uncomfortably stick to my thighs are out of the question—throwing on an easy dress, however, like this UPF-50 number from Claudent, is lightweight and makes getting dressed feel effortless. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 26 June 2026

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This oversharing of small details exists uneasily alongside a surprising lack of reflection on the book’s ostensible themes.

— Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Back in Ithaca, his wife, Penelope (Anne Hathaway), and their grown son, Telemachus (Tom Holland), who hasn’t seen his father since childhood, cling uneasily to the hope that Odysseus is alive and on his way home.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of uneasily

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To say the Grand Theft Auto community is waiting anxiously for GTA 6's third trailer is like saying Usain Bolt is kind of fast.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Biden’s Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, anxiously asked his staff how Israel could justify this scale of destruction.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of anxiously

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The director has established himself as this century’s preëminent Hollywood filmmaker, the rare working artist whose catalogue is as commercially indomitable as it is critically lauded.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
Well past Squid Game, extremely high-quality content has emerged from the country to land as hits, critically, viewership-wise or both.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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