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- pronunciation:
- res
lihs
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not able to relax, sit still, or stay quiet.
The children were restless after many hours in the car.- synonyms:
- uneasy
- similar words:
- anxious, apprehensive, edgy, fidgety, ill at ease, nervous, skittish
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| definition 2: |
always in motion.
The restless wind rattled the windows all day.- synonyms:
- continual, continuous, incessant, moving
- similar words:
- active, migrant, roaming, traveling, turning, unsettled, wandering
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| definition 3: |
giving no rest.
I spent a restless night tossing and turning in bed.- antonyms:
- restful
- similar words:
- awake, uneasy
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| related words: |
high-strung |
| derivations: |
restlessly (adv.), restlessness (n.) |
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