ill at ease

1. 1.

   socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

   “awkward and reserved at parties”

   “ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know”

   “was always uneasy with strangers”

   Synonymsawkwarduneasy

   Similaruncomfortable

Questions about ill at ease

What does ill at ease mean?

ill at ease means "socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner".

What is another word for ill at ease?

Close synonyms include awkward, uneasy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.