as in restless
lacking or denying rest
spent an unrestful night worrying about her children
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Recent Examples of unrestful
In the first, the unrestful specter of a witch hanged ages ago terrorizes the teens of Shadyside during the heyday of plaid flannels tied around the waist, and that’s about as deep as the film’s connection to its era runs.
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Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 16 July 2021
Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 16 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrestful
restless
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Stella’s restless energy in wanting to fix things spurs her to arrange an impromptu trip for them to Amsterdam.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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But Weir appeared to roll with it, and the idea of writing new material with Furthur — his and Lesh’s project, without Hart or Kreutzmann, who weren’t invited — appealed to his restless creativity.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Unrestful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrestful. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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