unsettled
/' n'setld/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Not yet resolved or determined: Referring to matters, issues, or questions that remain open, undecided, or without a final conclusion.
- Not stable or constant: Describing conditions, such as weather or a situation, that are changeable, unpredictable, or not fixed.
- Not calm or steady: Pertaining to a state of mind that is anxious, disturbed, or lacking peace.
- Not inhabited or established: Referring to land or a region that is not permanently occupied or developed.
- Not paid or cleared: Relating to financial accounts or debts that have not been settled.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The debate left the question of funding unsettled. (The issue of funding was not resolved by the debate.)
- We postponed the picnic due to unsettled weather. (We postponed the picnic because the weather was unpredictable.)
- Moving to a new city left her feeling unsettled. (Relocating caused her to feel anxious and not at peace.)
- Pioneers traveled west into unsettled territory. (Pioneers journeyed into land that was not yet inhabited.)
- The invoice from last month remains unsettled. (The bill from last month has not yet been paid.)
Advanced Usage
- "to leave something unsettled": to not resolve or conclude something.
- The negotiators left the key point unsettled and agreed to meet again.
- "an unsettled feeling": a sense of unease, anxiety, or disquiet.
- Witnessing the accident gave him an unsettled feeling for the rest of the day.
Variants and Related Words
- Unsettle (verb): To disturb, disrupt, or make unstable.
- The sudden news unsettled the entire community.
- Unsettling (adjective): Causing anxiety or unease; disturbing.
- It was an unsettling experience to be lost in the forest at night.
Synonyms
- Unresolved: Not settled or solved.
- Changeable: Likely to alter; variable.
- Anxious: Experiencing worry or unease.
- Uninhabited: Having no permanent residents.
- Outstanding: Not yet paid or resolved (especially for debts).
Antonyms
- Settled: Resolved, established, calm, or paid.
- Stable: Not likely to change or fail; steady.
- Calm: Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.
- Inhabited: Having inhabitants; lived in.
Related Phrases
- Unsettled account: A financial debt that has not been paid.
- The company is pursuing payment for several unsettled accounts.
- Unsettled times: A period characterized by instability, change, or uncertainty.
- The country's economy struggled during those unsettled times.
Adjective
- not yet settled
- unsettled territory
- subject to change
- a changeable climate
- the weather is uncertain
- unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other
- not settled or established
- an unsettled lifestyle
- still in doubt
- an unsettled issue
- an unsettled state of mind