Definition of restless
1 : lacking or denying rest : uneasy a restless night
2 : continuously moving : unquiet the restless sea
3 : characterized by or manifesting unrest especially of mind restless pacing; also : changeful, discontented
restlessly
adverbrestlessness
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of restless in a Sentence
restless children who can't sit still
The audience was becoming restless.
He started to feel restless and discontent in his job.
Recent Examples of restless from the Web
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Later, as a restless adult who quit law school and bounced from job to job.
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Take Bonnie at the movie’s start—carnal, restless, not getting any younger.
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Its 14 clinical features include: manifest contempt for others, loss of contact with reality, restless or reckless actions, and displays of incompetence.
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Last month, in a bid to avoid a fight with Jana and other restless shareholders, Whole Foods overhauled its board of directors, appointing five new members and replacing the chairman.
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With Dead Rising looking increasingly lifeless, fans of the restless undead will want to keep an eye on this.
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None of the players set to compete in Game 5 of the NBA Finals rolled over in bed, perhaps restless with anticipation or excitement, to rally the fans or tussle with trolls in the muck.
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The taxi driver had called in, he was concerned about Claude, who’d grown restless, who twisted in bed and cried out at night.
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A suspense film that can run two hours without the audience getting restless must be pretty good.
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First Known Use of restless
before 12th century
RESTLESS Defined for English Language Learners
restless
playDefinition of restless for English Language Learners
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: feeling nervous or bored and tending to move around a lot : not relaxed or calm
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: unhappy about a situation and wanting change
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: having little or no rest or sleep
RESTLESS Defined for Kids
restless
playDefinition of restless for Students
1 : not relaxed or calm The waiting audience became restless.
2 : having or giving no rest But it was a restless sleep in which he tossed and moaned continually. — Robert C. O'Brien, Rats of NIMH
restlessly
adverbrestlessness
nounMedical Dictionary
restless
playMedical Definition of restless
1: deprived of rest or sleep the patient was restless from pain
2: providing no rest a restless night
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