un·com·fort·a·ble ˌənˈkəmfərdəb(ə)l,ˌənˈkəmftərbəl/Submit adjective causing or feeling slight pain or physical discomfort. "athlete's foot is a painful and uncomfortable condition" synonyms: painful, disagreeable, intolerable, unbearable, confining, cramped "an uncomfortable chair" causing or feeling unease or awkwardness. "he began to feel uncomfortable at the man's hard stare" synonyms: uneasy, awkward, nervous, tense, ill-at-ease, strained, edgy, restless, embarrassed, troubled, worried, anxious, fraught, rattled, twitchy, discombobulated, antsy "I felt uncomfortable in her presence"