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ill (at ease)

ADJECTIVE
uncomfortable
Synonyms
WEAK
anxious awkward discomfited disquieted disturbed doubtful edgy faltering fidgety hesitant nervous on edge on tenterhooks restless self-conscious suspicious tense uneasy unrelaxed unsettled unsure
Antonyms
WEAK
at ease comfortable
ill at ease
ADJECTIVE
not feeling at ease
Synonyms
WEAK
anxious apprehensive awkward discomfited disquieted disturbed doubtful edgy faltering fidgety hesitant insecure nervous on edge on pins and needles on tenterhooks out of place restless self-conscious shy suspicious tense uncomfortable uneasy unrelaxed unsettled unsure
Antonyms
WEAK
at ease comfortable content

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Kelly looked a little ill at ease to be out from behind the desk where she records her daily political commentary program, The Megyn Kelly Show.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Both feel socially ill at ease up against “the townspeople of Pennacook,” another refrain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Gibson said he felt "ill at ease" during his visit to Austin, Texas, to appear as a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience, because he knew his neighbourhood was "on fire".

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025

He was ill at ease, in angry-comedian mode, walking that razor’s edge between volatile performer and unhappy human.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2024

They were eager now to see the Shire again; but at first they rode only slowly, for Frodo had been ill at ease.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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