unsettled
adjective
[ ʌnˈsɛt(ə)ld ]
• lacking order or stability.
• "an unsettled childhood"
Similar:
aimless,
directionless,
purposeless,
without purpose,
without a goal,
rootless,
moving,
wandering,
nomadic,
travelling,
transient,
• not yet resolved.
• "one question remains unsettled"
Similar:
undecided,
to be decided,
unresolved,
undetermined,
uncertain,
open,
arguable,
debatable,
disputed,
unanswered,
open to debate,
doubtful,
in doubt,
moot,
up in the air,
in (a state of) limbo,
in a state of uncertainty,
indefinite,
inconclusive,
unconfirmed,
unsolved,
ongoing,
pending,
confused,
problematic,
vexed,
ambiguous,
equivocal,
vague,
borderline,
iffy,
Opposite:
settled,
• (of an area) having no settlers or inhabitants.
Similar:
uninhabited,
unpopulated,
unpeopled,
unoccupied,
unfrequented,
empty,
vacant,
abandoned,
deserted,
depopulated,
forsaken,
desolate,
lonely,
unsettle
verb
• cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb.
• "the crisis has unsettled financial markets"
Similar:
discompose,
unnerve,
upset,
disturb,
disquiet,
make anxious,
make uneasy,
perturb,
discomfit,
disconcert,
alarm,
confuse,
nonplus,
bewilder,
confound,
perplex,
daunt,
dismay,
trouble,
bother,
agitate,
fluster,
ruffle,
jolt,
shake (up),
throw,
put off,
take aback,
unbalance,
destabilize,
throw off balance,
put someone off their stroke,
pull the rug (out) from under,
rattle,
faze,
psych out,
