unpeaceful
Lacking calm serenity
Unpeaceful describes a state lacking peace or calm.
It applies to situations marked by conflict or tension an unpeaceful region plagued by border disputes, to restless mental states She spent an unpeaceful night worrying about the diagnosis, or to relationships characterized by discord.
The word is uncommon—troubled, restless, or turbulent usually serve better.
Angry, prolonged conflict
- discordLack of agreement
- conflictOpposition between parties
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
contention · friction · tension · clashing · feuding · warring · embattled · at odds
Unable to be still
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- disturbedEmotionally or mentally unsettled
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
- unsettledNot yet resolved
disquieted · perturbed · agitated · turbulent · roiled · stirred up · discomposed · ill at ease
Totally without arrangement
- tumultuousViolently agitated or disturbed
- stormyMarked by violent weather
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- tempestuousWildly agitated or volatile
unstable · upheaval · turmoil · disrupted · convulsive · unsettled · disordered · anarchic
strife
Angry, prolonged conflict
- discordLack of agreement
- conflictOpposition between parties
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
antagonism · contention · friction · tension · clashing · feuding · warring · embattled · at odds · divisive
restless
Unable to be still
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- disturbedEmotionally or mentally unsettled
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
unsettled · disquieted · perturbed · agitated · turbulent · roiled · stirred up · discomposed · ill at ease · on edge
chaotic
Totally without arrangement
- tumultuousViolently agitated or disturbed
- stormyMarked by violent weather
- volatileLiable to sudden change
tempestuous · unstable · upheaval · turmoil · disrupted · convulsive · unsettled · disordered · anarchic · lawless
worried
Troubled by uncertainty
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- fearfulFull of fright
tense · stressed · fretful · panicky · alarmed · edgy · jittery · antsy · fidgety · twitchy
unpeacefulpeaceable
Averse to strife
pacific · pacifist · pacifistic · dovish · nonbelligerent
peace, peaceful, peaceable, pacify, peacefully, pacifist, appease, peacefulness, pacific