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adjective
- 1. unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom: "the audience grew restless and inattentive" Similar Opposite
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unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored: He's a restless type - he never stays in one country for long. She spent a restless night (= she did not sleep well), tossing and turning. Synonym. restive formal. Compare. restful. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
The meaning of RESTLESS is lacking or denying rest : uneasy. How to use restless in a sentence.
unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored: He's a restless type - he never stays in one country for long. She spent a restless night (= she did not sleep well), tossing and turning. Synonym. restive formal. Compare. restful. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
Restless definition: characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest. See examples of RESTLESS used in a sentence.
If you are restless, you are bored or dissatisfied, and want to do something else. I got restless and applied for a new job. American English : restless / ˈrɛstlɪs /
unable to stay still or be happy where you are, because you are bored or need a change. The audience was becoming restless. After five years in the job, he was beginning to feel restless. The children always get restless on long trips. She was in a restless mood. Lydia had always been a restless child. Take your English to the next level.
When you're restless, you find it hard to sit still or concentrate on anything. An audience often grows restless when they're waiting for the second act of a play to start and there's an unexpected delay. If you think of restless as "unable to rest or relax," you'll know exactly what it means.
the quality of being unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored: Side effects can include restlessness and irritability. There was a growing restlessness with the existing leadership. See. restless.
adjective. /ˈrɛstləs/ , /ˈrɛsləs/ unable to stay still or be happy where you are, because you are bored or need a change The audience was becoming restless. After five years in the job, he was beginning to feel restless. The children always get restless on long trips. Definitions on the go.
adj. 1. unable to stay still or quiet. 2. ceaselessly active or moving: the restless wind. 3. worried; anxious; uneasy. 4. not restful; without repose: a restless night. ˈrestlessly adv. ˈrestlessness n.
