Synonyms for unrest
ʌnˈrɛstun·rest

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1. unrest

   Synonyms:
   agitation, commotion, disquiet, disturbance, excitement, motion, movement, restlessness, rush, stir, strain, toil, tumult, work

   Antonyms:
   calm, calmness, cessation, ease, intermission, pause, peace, peacefulness, quiescence, quiet, quietness, quietude, recreation, repose, rest, sleep, slumber, stay, stillness, stop, tranquillity

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1. agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrestnoun

   a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

   "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"

   Synonyms:
   agitation, excitement, zymolysis, fermenting, ferment, fermentation, hullabaloo, zymosis, tempestuousness, upheaval, turmoil

2. unrestnoun

   a feeling of restless agitation

   Synonyms:
   agitation, tempestuousness, ferment, fermentation

Matched Categories

1. • Agitation
   • Turbulence

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1. unrestnoun

   Synonyms:
   unquietness, restlessness, uneasiness, disquietude, inquietude

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1. List of paraphrases for "unrest":

   turmoil, agitation, disorder, turbulence, malaise, upheaval, disturbances, restlessness, unease, instability, disturbance, discontent, strife, disorders, riot, disquiet, rioting, commotion, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, chaos, anxiety, discomfort, uproar, trouble, disruption, troubles, shaking, ferment

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1. Randall Woodfin:

   In order to prevent more civil unrest in our city, I think it is very imperative that we remove this statue that's in Linn Park.

2. Jonathan Turley:

   In these cases, the court balances the public's interest against the need for continued secrecy, this was a historic raid that has caused a great deal of public unrest. Millions of Americans are questioning the motivation of the Justice Department.

3. Ivana Stradner:

   I would really not exclude also the possibility of Russia to continue polarizing American society, so we might actually see new protests or different unrest prior to the 2022 elections.

4. Darwin Hostetler:

   Because of the political unrest, the gang violence and so on in Haiti, they were taking this small plane to Jacmel where they would meet up with the rest of their family, they were flying to Jacmel and then they were going to meet up with our missionaries then, who were going to take them to Petit-Goâve.

5. Jonathan Weltman:

   There's no denying there's poverty, there's Ebola in western South Africa, there's religious unrest, there are a lot of trials and tribulations facing our continent and they do need to be dealt with.