restless

Meaning

  1. Not allowing or affording rest.
  2. Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
  3. Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.
  4. Deprived of rest or sleep.

Synonyms

anxious
B2
uneasy
C2

nervous

worried
A2
😟
fidgety
46k
troubled
C1
impatient
C1
unquiet
agitated
C2
unsteady
37k
unsettled
25k
worry
A1
active
B2
concerned
B1
untiring
turbulent
21k
on edge
fickle
C2
sleepless
C2
lively
C1
preoccupied
C2
excited
B1
disturbed
C1
irritable
20k
unsatisfied
30k
upset
A2
ungratified
wild
B1
restive

highly strung

hasty
C2
annoyed
C1
naughty
B2
noisy
C1
tense
B2
furious
C1
frolicsome
dull
B2
fretful
frantic
C2
disturbing
B2
brisk
24k
foaming
30k
fluttery
flippant
41k
irritated
C2

fitful

distressed
C2
jumpy
C2
ashamed
B1
Translations

unruhig
agité
inquiet
😟
ruhelos
inquieto
inquieto
irrequieto
rastlos
en mouvement
inquieto
rusteloos

woelig

agitato
onrustig
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹɛstlɪs/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
restles
Inherited from Old English
ræstlēas
In summary

From Middle English restles, restelees, from Old English ræstlēas, equivalent to rest + -less.

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