Synonyms for restlessness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Anxiety
anxiety, uneasiness, disquiet, agitation, unrest, queasiness, turbulence, inquietude, disturbance, disquietude
2. Fidget
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable; a feeling of discomfort with stillness causes by anxiety, boredom or other emotions.
She sat and fidgeted out of restlessness as she waited.
Forms
- Plural
- restlessnesses → anxieties, uneasinesses, disquiets, agitations…
Example sentences
- anxiety I'm having an anxiety attack and I don't know why.
- agitation Calmness attracts life; agitation pushes it away.
- uneasiness He took a deep breath and tried to put his uneasiness to rest.
- impatience Impatience is a definite impediment to success.
- restiveness The horse of the fair huntress showed symptoms of impatience and restiveness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| restlessness | steady | |
| anxiety | rising | |
| agitation | falling | |
| uneasiness | steady | |
| disquiet | rising | |
| impatience | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- unrest2, fidget2
- 7 letters
- anxiety4, fidgets
- 8 letters
- disquiet3
- 9 letters
- agitation4
- 10 letters
- turbulence3, impatience3, uneasiness4, queasiness3, inquietude
- 11 letters
- disturbance3, restiveness3, disquietude, fidgetiness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unrest2 = 2 syllables).