unreassured
Not yet calmed
Unreassured describes someone who remains worried or uneasy despite attempts at comfort or explanation.
The prefix signals that reassurance was offered but didn't take hold: She nodded but looked unreassured.
Often appears after conversations meant to calm fears: He left the doctor's office feeling strangely unreassured.
Fearful of future events
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- tenseStrained or nervous
- edgyTense and irritable
jittery · restless · agitated · fretful · on edge · antsy · overwrought · stressed
Inclined to question claims
- unconvincedNot yet believing
- disbelievingRefusing to accept something
- incredulousExpressing unwillingness to believe
- distrustfulLacking faith in others
suspicious · leery · wary · cynical · questioning · quizzical · mistrustful · unpersuaded
Slow to act
- undecidedNot having chosen
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
- indecisiveUnable to make choices
tentative · vacillating · irresolute · unresolved · unconsoled · unconfirmed · in doubt · second-guessing
Open to attack
- exposedOut in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
unsupported · unanchored · shaky · unstable · precarious · wobbly · groundless · unfounded
apprehensive
Fearful of future events
edgy · jittery · restless · agitated · fretful · on edge · antsy · overwrought · stressed · panicky
skeptical
Inclined to question claims
- unconvincedNot yet believing
- disbelievingRefusing to accept something
- incredulousExpressing unwillingness to believe
distrustful · suspicious · leery · wary · cynical · questioning · quizzical · mistrustful · unpersuaded · untrusting
hesitant
Slow to act
- undecidedNot having chosen
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
indecisive · tentative · vacillating · irresolute · unresolved · unconsoled · unconfirmed · in doubt · second-guessing · questioning
vulnerable
Open to attack
- exposedOut in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
fragile · unsupported · unanchored · shaky · unstable · precarious · wobbly · groundless · unfounded · unsettled