uneasily

adverb

Definition of uneasilynext
as in uncomfortably

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Recent Examples of uneasily This creator play and this legacy play seem to fit together … uneasily. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026 This extreme trust sits uneasily against an extreme paranoia about our gadgets. — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026 Anthropic and OpenAI are dancing uneasily with the Pentagon, and neither has come off better for it. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 May 2026 The chef Hillary Sterling’s cooking is too good for this restaurant’s uneasily generic address, in what is effectively an outdoor mall near Hudson Yards. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for uneasily
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneasily
  1. uncomfortably
  2. anxiously
  3. apprehensively
  4. warily
  5. critically
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  • 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, 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
Definition of uncomfortably
Adverb
  • 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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  • This show of sweetness fighting back against a sense of hopelessness builds an apprehensively brighter perspective than earlier work.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of apprehensively
Adverb
  • There are no clear trigger thresholds for yields that instantly undercut equities, even if equity investors are watching warily.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Livestream videos from that night capture people warily approaching the shooting scene.
    — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of warily
Adverb
  • 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
Definition of critically

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“Uneasily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneasily. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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