UNREST: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNREST?

Need another word that means the same as “unrest”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “unrest” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Unrest” are: agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, disruption, disturbance, upset, trouble, turmoil, tumult, disorder, chaos, anarchy, turbulence, uproar

Unrest as a Noun

Definitions of "Unrest" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unrest” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A state of agitation or turbulent change or development.
• A feeling of restless agitation.
• A feeling of disturbance and dissatisfaction in a person.
• A state of dissatisfaction, disturbance, and agitation, typically involving public demonstrations or disorder.

Synonyms of "Unrest" as a noun (15 Words)

agitation	A state of agitation or turbulent change or development. She was wringing her hands in agitation.
anarchy	A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems. He must ensure public order in a country threatened with anarchy.
chaos	Complete disorder and confusion. Snow caused chaos in the region.
disorder	A state of confusion. The doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder.
disruption	Radical change to an existing industry or market due to technological innovation. There had been no delays or disruptions to flights.
disturbance	The interruption of a settled and peaceful condition. Children with learning difficulty and personality disturbance.
ferment	A fermenting agent or enzyme. The political ferment produced new leadership.
fermentation	The fermentation process involved in the making of beers wines and spirits in which sugars are converted to ethyl alcohol. The fermentation of organic matter by microorganisms in the gut.
tempestuousness	A state of wild storminess.
trouble	Difficulty or problems. One trouble after another delayed the job.
tumult	A state of commotion and noise and confusion. The whole neighbourhood was in a state of fear and tumult.
turbulence	Instability in the atmosphere. The industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence.
turmoil	A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty. The country was in turmoil.
uproar	A loud and impassioned noise or disturbance. The assembly dissolved in uproar.
upset	The act of upsetting something. Everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time.

Usage Examples of "Unrest" as a noun

• Social unrest.
• The frenzy and unrest of her own life.
• Years of industrial unrest.

Associations of "Unrest" (30 Words)

agitation	A state of agitation or turbulent change or development. Widespread agitation for social reform.
apprehension	Fearful expectation or anticipation. She had some apprehensions about the filming.
asymmetry	Lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry. The global system is marked by great asymmetry the most important goods are controlled by groups in a relatively small number of countries.
cataclysmic	Causing sudden and violent upheaval. A cataclysmic earthquake.
chaos	Complete disorder and confusion. Snow caused chaos in the region.
convulsion	An earthquake or other violent or major movement of the earth’s crust. Toxic side effects like convulsions.
disorder	Bring disorder to. The doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder.
disruption	Disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or process. No industry is immune to digital disruption.
disturbance	A disorderly outburst or tumult. The disturbances were precipitated when four men were refused bail.
excite	Cause to be agitated excited or roused. The energy of an electron is sufficient to excite the atom.
excitement	Something that arouses a feeling of excitement. He could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed.
fickle	Liable to sudden unpredictable change. Celebs trying to appeal to an increasingly fickle public.
fluctuation	The quality of being unsteady and subject to changes. Fluctuations in the yearly values could be caused by a variety of factors.
foment	Bathe with warm water or medicated lotions. His legs should be fomented.
instability	A lack of balance or state of disequilibrium. She showed increasing signs of mental instability.
midst	The location of something surrounded by other things. In the midst of the crowd.
paranoiac	Suffering from or relating to paranoia. The violent defensiveness of the paranoiac is directed against all who challenge his power.
perturbation	A disposition that is confused or nervous and upset. Frank s atheism was more than a perturbation to Michael.
precarious	Not secure; beset with difficulties. He made a precarious living as a painter.
provoke	Evoke or provoke to appear or occur. Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple.
shaky	Not secure; beset with difficulties. Seemed shaky on her feet.
stir	Stir the feelings emotions or peace of. Stir my drink.
trepidation	A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen. The men set off in fear and trepidation.
tumult	The act of making a noisy disturbance. The whole neighbourhood was in a state of fear and tumult.
turbulence	Instability in the atmosphere. The industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence.
turmoil	Violent agitation. The country was in turmoil.
unstable	Prone to psychiatric problems or sudden changes of mood. The unstable cliff tops.
unsteady	Not regular in pitch or rhythm. Her unsteady walk.
upheaval	A violent or sudden change or disruption to something. Times of political upheaval.
vex	Change the arrangement or position of. Vex the subject of the death penalty.