disquieting
Causing low-grade dread
Disquieting describes something that causes unease or anxiety without rising to alarm.
A disquieting silence, a disquieting trend, a disquieting thought—each suggests something subtly wrong, a disturbance beneath the surface.
The word implies a creeping worry rather than immediate fear: There was something disquieting about the way he smiled.
Causing unease or discomfort
- disturbingCausing mental unease
- troublingCausing unease or concern
- unnervingCausing loss of composure
- disconcertingCausing unease or confusion
alarming · worrying · distressing · perturbing · agitating · upsetting · rattling · discomforting
Disturbingly strange
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
haunting · creepy · chilling · uncanny · macabre · mysterious · spooky · ghostly
State of unease
- fidgetingRestless minor movements
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- tensionStretched or strained state
- uneaseMild persistent worry
discomfort · edginess · jitteriness · nervousness · queasiness · prickling · shuddering · trembling
Lack of firm belief
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
puzzling · confusing · baffling · perplexing · enigmatic · questioning · skepticism · wariness
unsettling
Causing unease or discomfort
- disturbingCausing mental unease
- troublingCausing unease or concern
- unnervingCausing loss of composure
disconcerting · alarming · worrying · distressing · perturbing · agitating · upsetting · rattling · discomforting · dismaying
eerie
Disturbingly strange
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
menacing · haunting · creepy · chilling · uncanny · macabre · mysterious · spooky · ghostly · unearthly
restlessness
State of unease
- fidgetingRestless minor movements
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- tensionStretched or strained state
unease · discomfort · edginess · jitteriness · nervousness · queasiness · prickling · shuddering · trembling · squirming
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
ambiguity · puzzling · confusing · baffling · perplexing · enigmatic · questioning · skepticism · wariness · distrust
- scary feelingsterrified, frightening, dreadful, creepiness, goosebumps
disquietingreassuring
Restoring calm or confidence
calming · soothing · comforting · settling · tranquilizing