HyperDic: unsettled

English > 4 senses of the word unsettled:
ADJECTIVEallunsettledstill in doubt
allunsettlednot settled or established
allunsettled, changeable, uncertainsubject to change
allunsettlednot yet settled
unsettled > pronunciation
Soundsahnseh'tahld
Rhymesaddled ... wrinkled: 103 rhymes with ahld...
English > unsettled: 4 senses > adjective 1
MeaningStill in doubt.
Examples
  • "an unsettled issue"
  • "an unsettled state of mind"
Narrowerdoubtful, tentativeunsettled in mind or opinion
open, undecided, undetermined, unresolvednot brought to a conclusion
OppositesettledEstablished or decided beyond dispute or doubt
Spanishpendiente
English > unsettled: 4 senses > adjective 2
Meaningnot settled or established.
Example"an unsettled lifestyle"
Narroweraimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrantcontinually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
erratic, planetary, wanderingHaving no fixed course
homeless, statelessWithout nationality or citizenship
itineranttraveling from place to place to work
migrant, migratoryHabitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
mobile, nomadic, peregrine, roving, wanderingMigratory
peripatetic, wayfaringTraveling especially on foot
rootless, vagabondwandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community
unlocatedlacking a particular location
OppositesettledEstablished in a desired position or place
Spanishinestable
English > unsettled: 4 senses > adjective 3
Meaningsubject to change.
Example "unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other"
Synonymschangeable, uncertain
Broadervariableliable to or capable of change
Spanishinestable, variable
Catalaninestable, variable
English > unsettled: 4 senses > adjective 4
Meaningnot yet settled.
Example"unsettled territory"
Broaderuninhabitednot having inhabitants
Spanishdeshabitado, despoblado
Catalandeshabitat, despoblat

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