unsettledness
- noun
- /ʌnˈsɛtəldnəs/
- There was a sense of unsettledness in the air as dark clouds gathered over the city.
Examples
-
The unsettledness of the weather made it difficult to plan outdoor activities for the weekend.
-
Farmers worry that continued unsettledness could harm their crops this season.
-
The unsettledness of the weather made planning difficult.
-
The unsettledness in the atmosphere caused many cancellations.
-
The unsettledness of the weather led to unexpected thunderstorms that surprised many residents.
-
Residents expressed concern about the unsettledness in the climate as temperatures fluctuated dramatically.
-
The persistent unsettledness in the forecast made it challenging for the event organizers to finalize their plans.
Synonyms
A situation that changes easily and can fail, for example in politics
A change in level or amount that goes up and down over time
Hard to know what will happen next
A lack of balance or firm control that causes shaking
A movement that changes direction or strength and is hard to predict
A state where people are not calm and feel worried or angry
A state in which things are not firm or steady
A state where something does not stay the same, like color that changes after washing
A lack of a steady or usual pattern
A feeling of being worried and not calm
A state of loud noise and confusion
Antonyms
How Changeable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unsettledness comes from un- 'not', settle 'to become calm or stable', and -ness 'state'. Think of weather that will not 'settle' into one kind but keeps changing, so unsettledness is the state of changeable, unstable weather.