Synonyms of unsettle

unsettle

verb

ˌən-ˈse-tᵊl 

as in to disturb

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

the news that the local grocery store had sold contaminated produce unsettled many shoppers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturb
• distract
• bother
• alarm
• worry
• concern
• agitate
• anger
• haunt
• annoy
• perturb
• upset
• unhinge
• distress
• irritate
• derail
• plague
• confuse
• disquiet
• discomfort
• embarrass
• undo
• discompose
• rattle
• ail
• dismay
• exercise
• exasperate
• freak (out)
• aggravate
• flurry
• distemper
• harass
• fuss
• rile
• weird out
• irk
• alarum
• vex
• discourage
• bug
• frazzle
• pester
• bedevil
• hagride
• disconcert
• unnerve
• confound
• pique
• discomfit
• fluster
• faze
• put off
• chafe
• chivvy
• harry
• fret
• mortify
• grate
• daunt
• put out
• dishearten
• gall
• dispirit
• nettle
• demoralize
• chivy
• abash
• get
• discountenance
• shake up
• peeve
• jar
• nonplus

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settle
• soothe
• calm
• quiet
• compose
• alleviate
• allay
• assuage
• tranquilize
• tranquillize
• placate
• appease
• pacify
• mollify
• conciliate
• propitiate

Examples of unsettle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The only playoff berths unsettled heading into Decision Day are the final two spots in the Eastern Conference, currently occupied by D.C. United and Montreal. —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024

Her official nomination as a Presidential candidate for the Democratic party has unsettled her opponents and, at the same time, has renewed the hopes of her own political party. —Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024

Each day, there are reports of unsettling global events that reshape our view of the world. —Hannah Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024

That left unsettled the question of the rights of Phillips and other believers to decline business that violated their faith. —The Editors, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024