Synonyms of unsettling

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adjective

1

as in disturbing

causing worry or anxiety

unsettling new developments in the effort to bring peace and stability to that region

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbing
• troubling
• frightening
• scary
• upsetting
• disquieting
• distressing
• nasty
• troublesome
• discomforting
• worrisome
• perturbing
• terrifying
• shocking
• terrible
• horrible
• nagging
• troublous
• disconcerting
• discouraging
• dismaying
• discomposing
• dire
• daunting
• alarming
• discomfiting
• disheartening
• demoralizing
• chilling
• dispiriting
• dread
• dreadful
• direful
• horrifying
• fearful
• formidable
• forbidding
• ghastly
• frightful
• intimidating
• persecutory
• horrendous
• fearsome
• harassing
• persecutive
• hair-raising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassuring
• settling
• soothing
• calming
• comforting
• dreamy
• narcotic
• relaxing
• sedative
• inviting
• consoling
• quieting
• tranquilizing
• tranquillizing
• lulling
• pacifying

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• reassuring
• settling
• soothing
• calming
• comforting
• dreamy
• narcotic
• relaxing
• sedative
• inviting
• consoling
• quieting
• tranquilizing
• tranquillizing
• lulling
• pacifying

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2

as in uneasy

marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings

had the unsettling task of picking out a coffin and making the other funeral arrangements for his father

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbing
• uneasy
• tense
• anxious
• unnerving
• nervous
• restless
• creepy
• disquieting
• distressing
• distressful
• worrisome
• fraught
• agitating
• embarrassing
• nerve-wracking
• hairy
• nerve-racking
• nail-biting
• troublesome
• strained
• awkward
• bothersome
• discouraging
• foreboding
• disheartening
• restive
• misgiving
• unrestful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• easy
• quiet
• comfortable
• peaceful
• tranquil
• calming
• restful
• quieting
• pacific

• easy
• quiet
• comfortable
• peaceful
• tranquil
• calming
• restful
• quieting
• pacific

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unsettling

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verb

present participle of unsettle

as in alarming

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

the news that the local grocery store had sold contaminated produce unsettled many shoppers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbing
• alarming
• distracting
• worrying
• bothering
• concerning
• haunting
• distressing
• upsetting
• disquieting
• angering
• discomforting
• agitating
• annoying
• plaguing
• perturbing
• dismaying
• irritating
• confusing
• unhinging
• undoing
• embarrassing
• ailing
• derailing
• distempering
• flurrying
• discomposing
• rattling
• frazzling
• exercising
• freaking (out)
• exasperating
• aggravating
• fussing
• bugging
• weirding out
• hagriding
• vexing
• discouraging
• disconcerting
• alaruming
• harassing
• nettling
• discomfiting
• irking
• jarring
• unnerving
• galling
• grating
• harrying
• chivvying
• pestering
• riling
• chivying
• mortifying
• confounding
• flustering
• chafing
• bedeviling
• fretting
• piquing
• daunting
• putting off
• disheartening
• putting out
• dispiriting
• getting
• peeving
• demoralizing
• abashing
• shaking up
• fazing
• discountenancing
• nonplussing
• nonplusing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soothing
• calming
• settling
• composing
• quieting
• tranquilizing
• alleviating
• allaying
• tranquillizing
• assuaging
• pacifying
• placating
• appeasing
• mollifying
• conciliating
• propitiating

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• soothing
• calming
• settling
• composing
• quieting
• tranquilizing
• alleviating
• allaying
• tranquillizing
• assuaging
• pacifying
• placating
• appeasing
• mollifying
• conciliating
• propitiating

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