restless

adjective

rest·less | \ ˈrest-ləs

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

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Synonyms & Antonyms for restless

Synonyms

restive, uneasy, unquiet, unrestful

Antonyms

restful

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.

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Her Size While light in the room doesn’t directly cause weight gain, the extra exposure leads to restless sleep and limits deep sleep time. — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, "Turn Off Those Friends Reruns — Sleeping with the TV on May Make You Gain Weight," 12 June 2019 For all the songs’ restless distress, ultimately this is an album marked by tentative hopefulness. — Ken Capobianco, BostonGlobe.com, "On ‘Western Stars,’ Bruce Springsteen still singing for the lonely," 12 June 2019 On a recent day, 18-year-old Chantal Hueben stood in front of a group of restless fifth-graders and asked them to brainstorm about the messaging program Whatsapp, which most are just starting to use to participate in a group chat for their class. — Washington Post, "How do you teach kids about texting? Bring in the teenagers," 11 June 2019 The latest approach appears to have temporarily satisfied the restless House Democrats. — Mary Clare Jalonick, chicagotribune.com, "Democrats begin public airing of Mueller report," 9 June 2019 Heavily pregnant and uncomfortable, she was alerted by the smell of burning and restless animals. — Gaia Vince, Quartz, "How to survive in the world’s largest refugee camp," 8 June 2019 But even in that heady era, Bergling stood out as a restless songwriter who pushed the boundaries EDM placed around him. — August Brown, latimes.com, "Avicii’s final songs emerge on ‘Tim,’ with help from many friends," 7 June 2019 Vuong is pushing the boundaries of the novel form, reshaping the definition to fit the contours of his restless poetic exploration, using language to capture consciousness and being. — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, "Ocean Vuong's 'On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous' a transcendent queer immigrant story," 5 June 2019 They’re right, but only in that, pretty soon, someone is going to get bored or restless and decide to rock the boat. — Belinda Luscombe, Marie Claire, "Your Partner's Annoying Habits Are Pushing You to the Edge—Here's How Not to Break Up," 21 May 2019

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