unquiet

Examples

• All

• The children were unquiet, unable to sit still during the long lecture.

• And now the sparrows warring in the eaves, The crumbling moon, the white stars in the sky And the loud chanting of the unquiet leaves Are shaken with earth's old and weary cry.

  Sylvia (2003)

• The unquiet spirit must be laid to rest.

  A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

• What is it in us that is so unquiet?

  Fiction book (2000)

• Her breath is unquiet and present.

  Fiction book (1991)

• For never shall you lie by Portia's side with an unquiet soul.

  The Merchant of Venice (2004)

• They say it is my father's unquiet spirit.

  Ophelia (2019)

• The faint color across her cheekbones, however, betrayed an unquiet mind.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Annabelle's companion cast one unquiet look in Dalmar's direction.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Her ears snatched a sound out of the unquiet air, and she raised her head, gazing around to the four corners.

  Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

N

nervous

vsunquiet

∞ 1.3

Feeling worried and easily frightened

is general unsettledness not mainly caused by jumpiness or fear

A

anxious

vsunquiet

230 2.7

Feeling worried or nervous about something that might happen

is a general disturbed state, not focused on future worry

U

uneasy

vsunquiet

92 3.2

You feel worried and not relaxed

is more about being disturbed generally rather than tension alone

D

disquieted

vsunquiet

1 7.0

Feeling worried and uneasy about something

is broader, meaning a lack of calm beyond personal worry

U

unpeaceful

vsunquiet

1 6.7

Causing conflict and trouble, often noisy or violent

focuses on being unsettled rather than only missing quiet

U

unstill

vsunquiet

1 7.7

Restless and unable to keep calm

is a general lack of calm without emphasis on motion

U

unmollified

vsunquiet

1 9.3

Still angry and not calm

covers general disturbance not specifically driven by anger

U

unrestful

vsunquiet

1 5.2

Something that makes it hard to sleep or relax

describes a lack of calm without implying it causes disturbance

U

unpacified

vsunquiet

1 8.2

A person, place, or group that is not calm after attempts to make it peaceful

is an unsettled condition not tied to failed calming efforts

Antonyms

Q

quiet

∞ 1.0

Not making much noise

T

tranquil

26 4.6

Calm and peaceful without noise or movement

How Calm

serene

46 3.9

calm

680 1.0

unquiet

2 7.9

restless

122 3.0

agitated

84 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology