Synonyms: unquiet
Definition: characterized by unrest or disorder
Usage: unquiet days of riots; following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation; spent an unquiet night tossing and turning
Similar words: riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent, disruptive
Definition: characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
Usage: effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive; riotous times; these troubled areas; the tumultuous years of his administration; a turbulent and unruly childhood
Similar words: squalling, squally
Definition: characterized by short periods of noisy commotion
Usage: a home life that has been extraordinarily squally
Synonyms: anxious, uneasy, queasy, unquiet, nervous
Definition: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
Usage: spent an anxious night waiting for the test results; cast anxious glances behind her; those nervous moments before takeoff; an unquiet mind
Similar words: troubled
Definition: characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
Usage: troubled areas; fell into a troubled sleep; a troubled expression; troubled teenagers