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Recent Examples of uneasy Even as Wall Street analysts and tech media increasingly question the hype, drawing uneasy comparisons to the late 1990s, the AI industry’s response has been to shrug and watch their valuations tick higher and higher. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025 The two have a tense, uneasy conversation, and Hank has completely unraveled, shouting to Alma about how his life has been destroyed by Maggie. Barry Levitt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025 And as the group grew more successful in the late Seventies and the band’s audience started skewing younger, Frehley grew uneasy. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025 Wichita police are asking for the public’s help identifying a woman reportedly taken by force early Sunday morning — an incident that has left neighbors uneasy. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uneasy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneasy
Adjective
  • Tang thought about his other friends who are worried about their aging parents.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Too many guys would be too worried about keeping their scholarships, never mind their snaps.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That election, which will select members of Iraq's 329-seat parliament, comes amid rising unemployment, which continues to weigh on Iraq's young and restless population.
    Emma Graham, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025
  • An impressive four-game winning streak followed a lopsided loss at Wazzu that had some natives not just restless but greasing skids and sharpening pitchforks.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In its eerie, uncomfortable depiction of Derry as a toxic version of the all-American town, the series is sometimes more powerful than when Pennywise jumps at the screen.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • There’s certainly an authenticity to this development; who among us hasn’t procrastinated when facing an uncomfortable decision?
    Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • So much of what happens in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is disturbing — in particular, the character of Leatherface, the menacing, basement-dwelling killer who eats people and wears their faces after killing them.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • What makes this even more disturbing is the involvement of teenagers, alcohol, and guns at a large house party.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Even after the misunderstanding, Herrera didn't appear to be upset.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Kim was upset, especially when the hamster unexpectedly died shortly after.
    Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Frederick Wherry, Kristin Seefeldt, and Anthony Alvarez examine the strategies potential lenders use to make these interactions less awkward.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Talk about awkward reunions at unlikely places, if this does happen.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Some men avoid the gym or the beach altogether, wear baggy shirts year-round or feel anxious about intimacy.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Ottosson says reading the script was an anxious experience in itself.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Although Buffalo has allowed just 47 points in its last two games (both losses), the Chiefs offense has people nervous.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Not only are recent graduates nervous that their jobs could be replaced by AI, the application process is also becoming disrupted by the tools.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Uneasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneasy. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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