What are some alternative words for unrest?
Synonyms for unrest
ʌnˈrɛst
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Princeton's WordNet
agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest(noun)
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
"the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"
Synonyms:
agitation, excitement, zymolysis, fermenting, ferment, fermentation, hullabaloo, zymosis, tempestuousness, upheaval, turmoilunrest(noun)
a feeling of restless agitation
Synonyms:
agitation, tempestuousness, ferment, fermentation
English Synonyms and Antonyms
unrest
Synonyms:
agitation, commotion, disquiet, disturbance, excitement, motion, movement, restlessness, rush, stir, strain, toil, tumult, workAntonyms:
calm, calmness, cessation, ease, intermission, pause, peace, peacefulness, quiescence, quiet, quietness, quietude, recreation, repose, rest, sleep, slumber, stay, stillness, stop, tranquillity
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unrest(n)
Synonyms:
unquietness, restlessness, uneasiness, disquietude, inquietude
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "unrest":
turmoil, agitation, disorder, turbulence, malaise, upheaval, disturbances, restlessness, unease, instability, disturbance, discontent, strife, disorders, riot, disquiet, rioting, commotion, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, chaos, anxiety, discomfort, uproar, trouble, disruption, troubles, shaking, ferment
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#125 | work | |
#1871 | motion | |
#2293 | movement | |
#3124 | trouble | |
#4055 | disorders | |
#4640 | rush | |
#5268 | disorder | |
#6386 | anxiety | |
#6612 | strain | |
#6866 | chaos | |
#9726 | excitement | |
#10284 | stir | |
#13805 | troubles | |
#13815 | shaking | |
#14374 | disturbance | |
#14670 | instability | |
#14795 | riot | |
#15079 | disruption | |
#17321 | discomfort | |
#19647 | turbulence | |
#19851 | disturbances | |
#23324 | turmoil | |
#24114 | unrest | |
#24177 | strife | |
#24884 | fermentation | |
#27687 | dissatisfaction | |
#28106 | agitation | |
#32460 | discontent | |
#35039 | commotion | |
#35150 | toil | |
#40428 | uproar | |
#43008 | upheaval | |
#47199 | restlessness | |
#48048 | malaise | |
#48908 | hullabaloo | |
#53266 | rioting | |
#60296 | ferment | |
#61744 | tumult | |
#63794 | unease | |
#64517 | uneasiness | |
#85159 | fermenting | |
#93318 | disquiet |
How to use unrest in a sentence?
The ongoing growing uncertainty in the United Kingdom, and the increasingly clearer possibility of a no deal, is causing major economic unrest for these companies, that is why more and more companies are orienting themselves in the Netherlands as a potential new base in the European market.
For example, it is almost impossible to secure film insurance in Egypt because of the ongoing unrest.
VW has its back to the wall, Horn's departure is happening at the most inconvenient time, if such a key figure quits, this will inevitably cause more unrest.
Philonise Floyd appeared Wednesday before House Judiciary CommitteeHouse for an oversight hearing on policing and law enforcement accountability. The testimony came after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis police custody in late May, an event that has sparked a national outcry along with sustained protests and civil unrest over the issue of police misconduct and racial injustice, as well as calls for Congress to act.In the wake of national protests and unrest, House and Senate Democrats have unveiled sweeping police reform legislation, while Senate Republicans are also now working to craft their own reform proposal. It remains unclear, however, whether there will be enough bipartisan support for anything to pass through both chambers of Congress. The path to any kind of bipartisan compromise is expected to be difficult as well with congressional Republicans already sounding skeptical of a number of proposals that Senate Democrats are pushing. In Senate Republicans testimony, George Floyd brother referenced the mass protests unfolding across the United States and urged policing reform and accountability. Read More.
Ideologues in Western governments never cease in their efforts to engineer unrest against governments that are not to their liking, even though their actions have caused misery and chaos in country after country in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, now they are trying the same trick in China.
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