unsettled
not settled; not fixed or stable; without established order; unorganized; disorganized: an unsettled social order; still unsettled in their new home.
continuously moving or changing; not situated in one place: an unsettled life.
wavering or uncertain, as in opinions or behavior; unstable; erratic: an unsettled state of mind.
not populated or settled, as a region: an unsettled wilderness.
undetermined, as a point at issue; undecided; doubtful: After many years the matter was still unsettled.
not adjusted, closed, or disposed of, as an account, estate, or law case.
liable to change; inconstant; variable: unsettled weather.
Origin of unsettled
1synonym study For unsettled
Other words for unsettled
Opposites for unsettled
Other words from unsettled
- un·set·tled·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for unsettled
/ (ʌnˈsɛtəld) /
lacking order or stability: an unsettled era
unpredictable; uncertain: an unsettled climate
constantly changing or moving from place to place: an unsettled life
(of controversy, etc) not brought to an agreed conclusion
(of debts, law cases, etc) not disposed of
(of regions, etc) devoid of settlers
Derived forms of unsettled
- unsettledness, noun
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