Synonyms of uncomfortably

uncomfortably

adverb

as in uneasily

Related Words

• uneasily
• anxiously
• apprehensively
• critically
• negatively
• cynically
• unfavorably
• disapprovingly
• disparagingly
• reproachfully
• warily
• reprovingly
• guardedly
• hesitantly
• deprecatingly
• suspiciously
• incredulously
• quizzically
• captiously
• hesitatingly
• unbelievingly
• questioningly
• dubiously
• doubtfully
• reproachingly
• skeptically
• askance
• charily
• distrustfully
• doubtingly
• sideways
• mistrustfully

Dissimilar Words

• positively
• favorably
• trustingly
• approvingly
• confidently
• trustfully
• uncritically
• unquestioningly
• sanguinely
• credulously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of uncomfortably

Bartholow reported to her superiors at SEIU California that Regan stood uncomfortably close and hovered over her at the bar at a fundraiser for the state Senate leader in San Diego in March as tensions flared over the billionaire tax. — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

But inflation has been uncomfortably high since the pandemic and has been creeping higher again this year – a sign of an economy that is running too hot. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Ken’s accidental insight hovers uncomfortably over the scene (embodied by a sleeping coworker who goes unnoticed by the canoodling couple). — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

But the methods used in the show’s sting operations, as depicted here, uncomfortably skirt the dubious boundaries of entrapment. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Category 4 Hurricane Lowell is forecast to turn northward over the weekend and take a path uncomfortably close to Kauai on Labor Day. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

In a country that has suffered from the state’s abuse of power and wealth since the 1960s, this pattern of control is uncomfortably familiar. — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

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