UNCOMFORTABLY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

uncomfortably

adverb

as in uneasily

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Recent Examples of uncomfortably The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation has remained above 3% since early this year, uncomfortably above the central bank's target. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 The economy is growing, employment is relatively stable, and inflation is uncomfortably high though not out of control. — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 McDonald, his black Atlanta Braves baseball cap folded and laid on the witness box, frequently shifted uncomfortably during questioning about the specific activities of other people involved in the gangs. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Zuckerberg positions Meta’s commitment to open-source as critical to challenging Chinese open-source models from DeepSeek and Moonshot which have been getting uncomfortably close to the American frontier. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 The most prominent melodies tend to juggle only two or three notes at a time, often over uncomfortably close intervals. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026 Overusing dry mode can make the air uncomfortably dry and strain the unit. — The Spruce, 31 July 2026 On a blindingly sunny evening in June, the interior was uncomfortably warm. — Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026 Overnight conditions will remain uncomfortably hot, with temperatures dipping only into the upper 70s. — Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

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Both countries are uneasily preoccupied with their trajectory these days.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of uneasily

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And these new contestants are now all anxiously waiting to find out who among them will be literally hand-selected as Traitors courtesy of a secret shoulder touch by Cumming.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026
Brave Irene wrestles the dress and rides the box downhill like a sled in order to reach the duchess, who is anxiously waiting for her gown.

— Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of anxiously

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His decision to provide access to Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet network, was a lifeline for Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 and remains critically important.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Starring Birbiglia, Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Tami Sagher and Chris Gethard, that critically acclaimed SXSW dramedy released in 2016.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

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