UNSETTLE Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of unsettle After a chance encounter with a group of influencers in their twenties who are passing through town, Ernie invites them into his home – a decision that unsettles the fragile world he’s spent years trying to exist within. —

Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026 After two movies that leave viewers unsettled, McCarthy has delivered a surprising reprieve. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 May 2026 This will, in turn, keep the weather unsettled across much of Southeast Texas until a much stronger cold front arrives later this week. —

Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026 And, barring a few jokes about speaking French and a somber wreath laying at the 9/11 memorial, the vibes are simply awkward, stilted and unsettled. —

Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsettle

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Instead of relying on a traditional metal antenna to capture a signal, the system uses lasers to monitor how incoming radio waves disturb the atoms.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
Disrupting the possibility of cheerful solitude is both a stylistic and social shift, disturbing the film’s non-narrative serenity while depicting how dismantling the safety net displaces basic functions onto those least able to bear them.

— Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026