restless
characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood.
unquiet or uneasy, as a person, the mind, or the heart.
never at rest; perpetually agitated or in motion: the restless sea.
without rest; without restful sleep: a restless night.
unceasingly active; averse to quiet or inaction, as persons: a restless crowd.
Origin of restless
1Other words for restless
Other words from restless
- rest·less·ly, adverb
- rest·less·ness, noun
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How to use restless in a sentence
In its pages, she zigzags once again through the first half of her restless life, recalling the women who surprised her with “the three fatal words”— that is, “I love you”— and savoring her complex past like a rare vintage.
‘Sybille Bedford’ is a gossipy appreciation of an oft-overlooked literary great | Michael Dirda | February 17, 2021 | Washington PostFrom decades analyzing Earth’s rocks, scientists have assembled an astonishing history of a restless, wandering planet.
See a Billion-Year Dance of Earth’s Tectonic Plates in 40 Seconds | Jason Dorrier | February 14, 2021 | Singularity HubIII At noon next day when I called, I found Boris walking restlessly about his studio.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut my mind was constantly whirring and I could hear Andoni and Témoris turning restlessly too.
Témoris sat, stoic, on a blanket but Andoni and I paced the cell restlessly.
But as a salesman, he's actually quite a natural, restlessly promoting a product that doesn't look any prettier than he does.
Gray returned no answer, moving restlessly up and down before the door in a fever of excitement and dread.
Dope | Sax RohmerHe spoke as if he would conciliate the ghastly shades that moved restlessly up and down, when suddenlySanders, dont be a fool!
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaRestlessly he moved about the room, and finally dressing, he left the hotel for his daily call on Mildred.
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaHis eyes were glittering, although he had dropped his lids, and he did not sit down, but moved restlessly about the room.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHowel was silent, seeming to look curiously at the golden toy in the priest's hand, as it shifted restlessly backward and forward.
A Prince of Cornwall | Charles W. Whistler
British Dictionary definitions for restless
/ (ˈrɛstlɪs) /
unable to stay still or quiet
ceaselessly active or moving: the restless wind
worried; anxious; uneasy
not restful; without repose: a restless night
Derived forms of restless
- restlessly, adverb
- restlessness, noun
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