uneasiness
Vague sense of worry
Uneasiness is a state of mild anxiety or discomfort—a sense that something isn't quite right.
It falls short of fear or dread but persists as a nagging feeling: A growing uneasiness settled over the room as they waited for news.
The word often describes social discomfort or vague apprehension about uncertain situations.
Troubled mental state
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- angstDeep unfocused worry
trepidation · disquiet · agitation · edginess · jitters · fretfulness · alarm · distress
Advance sense of future events
- presentimentVague sense of future events
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
bad feeling · omen · portent · warning · sense of doom · creeping dread · sixth sense · hunch
Mild stomach disturbance
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
- woozinessUnsteady, disoriented sensation
squeamishness · stomach churning · clamminess · lightheadedness · faintness · sickness · bilious · queasy
Lack of firm belief
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- indecisionFailure to decide
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
second-guessing · insecurity · questioning · skepticism · vacillation · reservations · qualms · misgivings
Lack of grace or ease
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- sheepishnessTimid embarrassment after wrongdoing
inhibition · tension · stiffness · constraint · reserve · guardedness · wariness · formality
worry
Troubled mental state
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
angst · trepidation · disquiet · agitation · edginess · jitters · fretfulness · alarm · distress · qualm
premonition
Advance sense of future events
- presentimentVague sense of future events
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
intuition · bad feeling · omen · portent · warning · sense of doom · creeping dread · sixth sense · hunch · nagging feeling
queasiness
Mild stomach disturbance
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- malaiseDiffuse, sourceless discomfort
wooziness · squeamishness · stomach churning · clamminess · lightheadedness · faintness · sickness · bilious · queasy · indigestion
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- indecisionFailure to decide
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
wavering · second-guessing · insecurity · questioning · skepticism · vacillation · reservations · qualms · misgivings · suspicion
awkwardness
Lack of grace or ease
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
sheepishness · inhibition · tension · stiffness · constraint · reserve · guardedness · wariness · formality · stilted
- Anxietyanxiety, nervousness, panic, worry, generalized anxiety
- discomfortdiscomfort, malaise, distress, awkwardness, restlessness
- nervous feelingsnervousness, anxiety, apprehension, tenseness, jitteriness
- creepy feelingseeriness, spookiness, creepiness, dread, foreboding
- nauseaqueasiness, queasy feeling, queasy stomach, sick feeling, upset stomach
uneasinessconfidence
Self-assurance or trust
assurance · self-assurance · certainty · sureness · poise
uneasinesscomfort
Ease or soothing relief
relaxation · ease · restfulness · looseness
easy, ease, easily, uneasy, unease, easing, easier, eased, eases