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unnerving

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verb

present participle of unnerve
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unnerving
Adjective
  • Content moderators are workers who remove disturbing content from social media—data which is often then used to train AI systems like ChatGPT or Facebook’s algorithms.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 19 June 2025
  • That still wasn’t as disturbing as the sight of Solène washing her feet in the crew mess sink.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • That conflict of interest was paralyzing when the state auditor worked for the governor and Cabinet instead of for the Legislature.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
  • After her oxygen level reached a hundred per cent, the nurse delivered paralyzing medication.
    Ayesha Khan, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Good air circulation will allow leaves and stems to dry out, discouraging disease.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Actions by officials in the two countries are also discouraging Canadian tourists from looking south.
    Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Edan Lui of Hong Kong boy band Mirror will also make his Korean drama debut in the new season, joining the cast in a role that pairs him in an uneasy alliance with Kim Do-gi.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
  • Repeatedly returning to themes of globalization and alienation, the 55-year-old director has meticulously chronicled his country’s uneasy plunge into the 21st century as rampant industrialization risks deadening those left behind.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • The other shoe dropped with an unsettling thud recently when White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt openly gay-bashed in defense of her controversial boss.
    Louis Balsamo, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
  • Some messages were sweet, others were steamy, and some were even unsettling.
    Cathy Hackl, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Over the past few weeks, Bieber has found himself at the center of increasingly tense run-ins with paparazzi.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
  • Their only hope is to get to a nearby island, a situation made harder – and much more tense – by a clever great white, noteworthy for being a real shark rather than a CGI one like most films use.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • Relapse is alluring, Bart is intimidating, and Son is mysterious.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
  • While the market’s recent volatility can be intimidating, experts generally recommend investors focus on their long-term goals.
    Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • One in every three young adults aged 18-25 reports feeling anxious or lonely.
    Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • Perfectionist tendencies may cause an anxious person to limit their food intake, choose to eat only a limited range of foods, or exercise in excess.
    Brittany Dube, Health, 17 June 2025
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“Unnerving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnerving. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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