Synonyms for restless
- adjective
Most common
uneasy fidgety anxious unquiet discontented dissatisfied sleepless
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Uneasy
uneasy, fidgety, anxious, unquiet, agitated, unsettled, restive, fretful, disturbed, troubled, disquieted, itchy, nervous, skittish, tense, jittery, jumpy, giddy, volatile, antsy slang
2. Discontented
3. Sleepless
sleepless, wandering, fitful, unsteady, vacillating, unstable, inconstant, fickle, roving, changeable, erratic, wavering, uncertain, desultory, irregular, capricious, mutable, irresolute, unsteadfast
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not allowing or affording rest.
The night before his wedding was a restless one.
- adj. 2
Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
She sat, restless and nervous, and tried to concentrate.
- adj. 3
Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.
Related words
- Word family
- restlessly restlessness
- Phrases
- restless flycatcher
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The restless are active from inability to keep quiet; their activity may be without purpose, or out of all proportion to the purpose contemplated.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- anxious I'm anxious to know the results of the blood test.
- uneasy Tom felt uneasy talking to Mary about that matter.
- fidgety The baby is fidgety because it has wind.
- sleepless He got out of bed, having spent a sleepless night.
- adventurous Ziri was as daringly adventurous as the rest of us.
By length
- 5 letters
- tense1, itchy2, giddy2, jumpy2, antsy2
- 6 letters
- uneasy3, fickle2, roving2, fitful2
- 7 letters
- nervous2, anxious2, erratic3, jittery3, restive2, mutable3, fidgety, unquiet, fretful2
- 8 letters
- troubled2, unstable3, volatile3, agitated4, wavering3, unsteady3, skittish2
- 9 letters
- uncertain3, disturbed2, wandering3, irregular4, unsettled3, sleepless2, desultory4
- 10 letters
- changeable3, capricious3, inconstant, disquieted, irresolute
- 11 letters
- adventurous4, unsatisfied4, vacillating4, ungratified, unsteadfast
- 12 letters
- dissatisfied4, discontented4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (itchy2 = 2 syllables).