UNSETTLES Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

unsettles

verb

present tense third-person singular of unsettle

as in disturbs

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 unsettles But Hyd unsettles this arrangement with their deadpan affect, playing the part of a mourning truth-seeker trying to live in the moment. —

H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026 Her healing skills soon prove invaluable, but her wild, curious nature unsettles the monks as an evil count threatens to destroy anyone who dares protect her. —

Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 19 May 2026 His decision to pull out of the house sales upends an entire property chain, as his manipulative nature unsettles those around him. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 May 2026 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 An unexpected visitor at the ER later unsettles both patients and staff. —

Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 That’s because Texas terrorizes people from start to finish with its tenacious, arm-waving, in-your-face defense that completely unsettles opponents and takes them out of their offense. —

Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026 What unsettles us, though, is a pause. —

Essence, 3 Mar. 2026 The entrance of Thea Elvsted (Celeste Arias), a school girl acquaintance, both unsettles and diverts Hedda. —

Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026

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Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
That brings us to the part of the ShotSpotter discussion that perhaps disturbs us most.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026