uncomfortably

adverb

as in uneasily

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Recent Examples of uncomfortably The students stirred uncomfortably at the clear breach of protocol. — Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 In 1932, Carlos (Milo Quifes) is a young man in Grenada at a time when Spain is lurching uncomfortably towards an ever-increasing spiteful intolerance of homosexuality. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 There’s a slickness to the carnage that rubs uncomfortably against the film’s humanist ethos, rendering artificial (for all Shen Teng’s trembling and mouth-contorting labors) the horrific tragedies that befall its characters. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 This was the upbeat end-of-the-world movie that audiences needed at a time when the possibility of human extinction feels uncomfortably real. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Natalie Portman was initially cast but at 13 looked uncomfortably young opposite DiCaprio. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 Oil prices remain uncomfortably high, but the market’s creative solutions have prevented crude from approaching its record high set in 2008. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 In 17 different instances, ESPN cut to a camera pinned on Florida offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner, so uncomfortably close the viewer could see his thoughts forming. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026 Once more Sanders got uncomfortably close to Tallman, and Tallman responded by pushing him again, Tallman recalled. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncomfortably
  1. uneasily
  2. anxiously
  3. apprehensively
  4. critically
Adverb
  • Around him, media members watched uneasily as event organizers scrambled to determine the winner of the women’s marathon.
    — Vivian Yao, Baltimore Sun, 17 Oct. 2026
  • After some back and forth, with Salazar’s spokesperson looking on uneasily, the congresswoman turned to the priest.
    — Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of uneasily
Adverb
  • López can still picture her father holding the radio up to the window on rainy or cloudy days and putting his ear close to its speakers, anxiously trying to catch the signal before the Mensajero Rural ended.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Mitchell will enter free agency in late January, when the Fever will anxiously await her decision.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of anxiously
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  • This show of sweetness fighting back against a sense of hopelessness builds an apprehensively brighter perspective than earlier work.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of apprehensively
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  • Minnehaha County Deputy Katherine Frank was critically wounded Friday night when gunfire erupted about 30 minutes after deputies arrived at the home, the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office said.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Better decision-making doesn’t always require sweeping changes to workflows or new layers of oversight; small, consistent habits can help engineers stay focused, think critically and navigate competing demands without sacrificing productivity.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of critically

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“Uncomfortably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncomfortably. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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