Antonyms for unnervingun·nerv·ing

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1. formidable, redoubtable, unnervingadjective

   inspiring fear

   "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall"

   Antonyms:
   unalarming

   Synonyms:
   redoubtable, formidable

How to use unnerving in a sentence?

1. John Thurman:

   I would take the Metro down and we would stop at the Pentagon station, there'd just be this feeling of dread even pulling through the station. The first time I was back in the building, I could still smell that kerosene smell, which was unnerving.

2. Joyce Stranger:

   I love cats. I love their grace and their elegance. I love their independence and their arrogance, and the way they lie and look at you, summing you up, surely to your detriment, with that unnerving, unwinking, appraising stare.

3. Chris Warner:

   It was a sobering moment, you know the possibility is there, but for someone to say your test came back positive ... was definitely unnerving.

4. Salman Ahmed:

   What Mr Rajan wanted was to build a stronger institution and that cannot be one person, the market understands that. What's unnerving is the timing.

5. Brad Pitt:

   And to the real Dr. Fauci, thank you for your calmand your clarity in this unnerving time, and thank you to the medical workers, first responders and their families for being on the front line.

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