ease
n
1 affluence, calmness, comfort, content, contentment, enjoyment, happiness, leisure, peace, peace of mind, quiet, quietude, relaxation, repose, rest, restfulness, serenity, tranquillity
2 easiness, effortlessness, facility, readiness, simplicity
3 flexibility, freedom, informality, liberty, naturalness, unaffectedness, unconstraint, unreservedness
4 aplomb, composure, insouciance, nonchalance, poise, relaxedness
vb
5 abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, calm, comfort, disburden, lessen, lighten, mitigate, moderate, mollify, pacify, palliate, quiet, relax, relent, relieve, slacken, soothe, still, tranquillize
6 aid, assist, expedite, facilitate, forward, further, give a leg up (informal) lessen the labour of, make easier, simplify, smooth, speed up
7 edge, guide, inch, manoeuvre, move carefully, slide, slip, squeeze, steer
Antonyms
, n
1 concern, difficulty, discomfort, hardship, irritation, pain, poverty, tribulation
2 arduousness, awkwardness, clumsiness, difficulty, effort, exertion, toil
3 awkwardness, clumsiness, constraint, formality
4 agitation, awkwardness, clumsiness, discomfort, disturbance, tension
vb
5 & 6 aggravate, discomfort, exacerbate, hinder, irritate, make nervous, make uneasy, retard, worsen
ill at ease
anxious, awkward, disquieted, disturbed, edgy, faltering, fidgety, hesitant, like a fish out of water, nervous, neurotic, on edge, on pins and needles (informal) on tenterhooks, out of place, restless, self-conscious, strange, tense, twitchy (informal) uncomfortable, uneasy, unquiet, unrelaxed, unsettled, unsure, wired (slang)
Antonyms
at ease, at home, comfortable, easy, quiet, relaxed, settled, sure