adj. 25B6; adjective
an unsettled life : AIMLESS, directionless, purposeless, without purpose; rootless, nomadic.
an unsettled child : RESTLESS, restive, fidgety, anxious, worried, troubled, fretful; agitated, ruffled, uneasy, disconcerted, discomposed, unnerved, ill at ease, edgy, on edge, tense, nervous, apprehensive, disturbed, perturbed; informal rattled, fazed.
unsettled weather : CHANGEABLE, changing, variable, varying, inconstant, inconsistent, ever-changing, erratic, unstable, undependable, unreliable, uncertain, unpredictable, protean.
the question remains unsettled : UNDECIDED, to be decided, unresolved, undetermined, uncertain, open to debate, doubtful, in doubt, up in the air, in a state of uncertainty.
the debt remains unsettled : UNPAID, payable, outstanding, owing, owed, to be paid, due, undischarged; N. Amer. delinquent, past due.
unsettled areas : UNINHABITED, unpopulated, unpeopled, desolate, lonely.