What is another word for unsettling?
356 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ʌnsˈɛtlɪŋ], [ ʌnsˈɛtlɪŋ], [ ʌ_n_s_ˈɛ_t__l_ɪ_ŋ]
Unsettling is a word that describes something that is disturbing, unsettling or makes you feel uncomfortable. There are a number of synonyms that convey the same feeling or emotion. Some of the synonyms for unsettling include disconcerting, unnerving, alarming, distressing, unnerving, disturbing, and perturbing. These words all convey a sense of unease or discomfort that is similar to the feeling of being unsettled. Other synonyms for unsettling that convey a more intense sense of unease or discomfort include harrowing, intimidating, chilling, and terrifying. These words are often used to describe experiences or situations that are particularly unsettling or disturbing for people.
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Synonyms for Unsettling:
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adj.
• confusing • disruptive • demoralizing • disquieting- dis concerting ,
- dis quieting ,
- dis-concerting ,
- dis-quieting ,
- more disconcerting ,
- more troubling ,
- more unnerving ,
- more vexing ,
- most disconcerting ,
- most troubling ,
- most unnerving ,
- most vexing ,
- un nerving ,
- un-nerving .
- Discommoding ,
- aggravating ,
- consequential ,
- depressing ,
- difficult ,
- disagreeable ,
- discouraging ,
- dismaying ,
- embarrassing ,
- foreboding ,
- gloomy ,
- hard ,
- impeding ,
- laborious ,
- ominous ,
- painful ,
- pessimistic ,
- prophetic ,
- severe ,
- sinister ,
- threatening ,
- tiresome ,
- toilsome ,
- trying ,
- uncertain ,
- unpleasant ,
- vexing ,
- wearisome .
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n.
• confusion- Clutterings ,
- abashings ,
- be fuddling ,
- be wilderment ,
- be wilderments ,
- be-fuddling ,
- be-wilderment ,
- be-wilderments ,
- befuddlings ,
- confoundings ,
- de moralization ,
- de moralizations ,
- de-moralization ,
- de-moralizations ,
- dis arranging ,
- dis orientation ,
- dis orientations ,
- dis traction ,
- dis tractions ,
- dis-arranging ,
- dis-orientation ,
- dis-orientations ,
- dis-traction ,
- dis-tractions ,
- disarrangings ,
- discomfitings ,
- disturbings ,
- dumbfoundings ,
- embarrassings ,
- embroilings ,
- mixup mystifications ,
- obscurings ,
- perplexings ,
- stirring ups ,
- tanglings ,
- un settling ,
- un settlings ,
- un-settling ,
- un-settlings ,
- unsettlings ,
- up settings ,
- up-settings ,
- upsettings .
Other synonyms:
- Distracting ,
- confusion ,
- disruptive ,
- distressful ,
- distressing ,
- diversionary ,
- perturbing ,
- troublous ,
- unwelcoming ,
- upsetting ,
- worrisome .
- tight .
- cramped ,
- disquieting ,
- distraction ,
- intrusive ,
- off-putting ,
- pokey ,
- preoccupation ,
- suffocating ,
- torturous .
- heavy .
- close .
- claustrophobic ,
- diversion ,
- haze ,
- heavily ,
- jerky ,
- stifling ,
- stinging ,
- strained ,
- strange ,
- uncomfortable .
- troublesome ,
- unnatural .
- disturbance .
Other relevant words:
• disquieting
• jolting
• noun
- Deranging ,
- Disarranging ,
- Discharging ,
- Discomfiting ,
- Discomforting ,
- Discomposing ,
- Disordering ,
- Displacing ,
- Disquietly ,
- Disrupting ,
- Embroiling ,
- Flustering ,
- Harassing ,
- Irksome ,
- Overcoming ,
- Ruffling ,
- Unsettlement ,
- ado ,
- affliction ,
- agitate ,
- agitating ,
- agitation ,
- alarming ,
- alarmingly ,
- amaze ,
- amazing ,
- annoyance ,
- annoying ,
- annoyingly ,
- anxiety ,
- anxious ,
- astonish ,
- astonishing ,
- astound ,
- astounding ,
- awesome ,
- awkward ,
- baffling ,
- bedevil ,
- befuddle ,
- bewilder ,
- bewildering ,
- bother ,
- bothersome ,
- break ,
- breathtaking ,
- burdensome ,
- bustle ,
- charged ,
- cliff-hanging ,
- combustion ,
- commotion ,
- confound ,
- confounding ,
- confuse ,
- confusing ,
- creepy ,
- cumbersome ,
- demolish ,
- demoralizing ,
- derange ,
- destroy ,
- disadvantageous ,
- disarrange ,
- discombobulate ,
- discomfit ,
- discomfort ,
- discommode ,
- discompose ,
- discomposure ,
- disconcert ,
- disconcerting ,
- disconcertingly ,
- dislocate ,
- disorder ,
- disorganize ,
- disquiet ,
- disquietingly ,
- distract ,
- distressingly ,
- disturb ,
- disturbingly ,
- divert ,
- electric ,
- electrical ,
- embarrass ,
- embarrassment ,
- enervating ,
- excitement ,
- exciting ,
- exhilarating ,
- faze ,
- fazing ,
- fear ,
- feeling ,
- fermentation ,
- flip ,
- fraught ,
- frightening ,
- galvanic ,
- get ,
- grievously ,
- hairy ,
- heady ,
- heart-stirring ,
- hubbub ,
- ill at ease ,
- ill timed ,
- impatiently ,
- impressive ,
- inappropriate ,
- inconvenient ,
- industriously ,
- inexpedient ,
- inflammatory ,
- inopportune ,
- intoxicating ,
- irritating ,
- irritatingly ,
- jolting ,
- laboriously ,
- maddening ,
- mind-blowing ,
- mining ,
- moving ,
- nagging ,
- nail-biting ,
- nasty ,
- nerve-racking ,
- onerous ,
- overmastering ,
- overpowering ,
- overwhelming ,
- pain ,
- painstakingly ,
- perplex ,
- perplexing ,
- perturb ,
- perturbation ,
- piquant ,
- provocative ,
- provoking ,
- puzzling ,
- ravishing ,
- restless ,
- restlessly ,
- restlessness ,
- shake ,
- shake off ,
- shocking ,
- shockingly ,
- soul-stirring ,
- staggering ,
- startling ,
- startlingly ,
- stimulating ,
- stimulative ,
- stirring ,
- striking ,
- surprising ,
- suspense ,
- suspenseful ,
- suspensive ,
- switch ,
- tantalizing ,
- telling ,
- tense ,
- terrifying ,
- thrilling ,
- throw away ,
- tizzy ,
- tousling ,
- trepidation ,
- trouble ,
- troublemaking ,
- troubling ,
- tumbling ,
- tumult ,
- turbulence ,
- turmoil ,
- uncomforting ,
- unease ,
- uneasily ,
- uneasiness ,
- uneasy ,
- unfixing ,
- unhinge ,
- unhinging ,
- unmanning ,
- unnerving ,
- unnervingly ,
- unrest ,
- unsettle ,
- unsettlingly ,
- untimely ,
- unwieldy ,
- uproar ,
- worrying ,
- worryingly .
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How to use "Unsettling" in context?
When most people think of unsettling, they probably think about things like the chills down their spine or the feeling of being creeped out. But for some people, unsettling can also be a very subtle feeling that can come and go without anyone knowing exactly what it is. For some, unsettling can be a constant feeling that is always there, no matter what.
There is no one specific reason why some people experience unsettling more than others, but it may have something to do with the way their brain is wired. For some people, the kind of stimulation their brain receives is constantly changing, which can cause unsettling feelings to arise.
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Equivalence
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Adjective
disquieting, disturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying.
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Other Related
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Adjective
alarming, confusing, disconcerting, distressing, frightening, ominous, troublesome, unnerving, Distracting, Preoccupying, destabilizing, destabilising.
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