In the greatest of all works of art everything had been realized, I could give nothing, and my restless mind tired of passive contemplation.
Source: tatoeba (51761)
Restless
//ˈɹɛstlɪs//
Synonyms for "restless" (195 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (39)
Strong matches (59)
eagereccentricedgeedgyenviouserraticexcitableexcitedfast and loosefaultfindingfeverishficklefidgetyfitfulflickeringflightyflittingfluctuatingflurriedflustered
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flutteringflutteryfreakishfretfulfrettingfussingfussygiddygripinggrouchygrousinggrowlinggrumblinghastyhigh-strunghopped uphopped-uphyperimpatientimpetuousimpulsivein a latherin a stewin a sweatinconsistentinconstantindecisiveinfirminsomniacinsomniousintermittentirregularirresoluteirresponsibleitchyjittery
Related words (97)
jumpymalcontentmalcontentedmazymercurialmoodymovingmurmuringmutteringnervousnervyon edgeon tenterhooksout of humorpeevishperturbedpetulantquerulantquerulousrambling
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rebelliousresentfulrestiverovingruffledscatterbrainedshakenshaken upshapelessshiftingshiftyshufflingskittishsleeplessslumberlessspasmodicspinelesssquirmingsquirmystirred upsulkytensetroubledtroublousturbulentunacceptingunaccommodatingunaccountableuncertainuncontrolledundependableundisciplineduneasyunfixedunfulfilledungovernedunhappyunpatientunpeacefulunpredictableunquietunreliableunrestfulunrestrainedunsatisfiedunsettledunsleepingunstableunstable as waterunstaidunsteadfastunsteadyupsetuptightvacillatingvagrantvariablevicissitudinaryvicissitudinousvolatilewakefulwanderingwantonwaveringwaverywavywaywardwhimsicalwhinywishy washywishy-washyworked up
Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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Antonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesderived
10 entriesderived from
2 entriesrelated to
8 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
86 translations across 30 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- който не може да си намери място adj (unable to be still or quiet)
- неспокоен adj (not allowing or affording rest)
- нетърпелив adj (not satisfied to be at rest or peace)
Catalan
3 entries- desvetllat adj (deprived of rest or sleep)
- inquiet adj (unable to be still or quiet)
- intranquil adj (not allowing or affording rest)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 不安于现状的 adj (deprived of rest or sleep)
- 不安於現狀的 /不安于现状的 adj (not satisfied to be at rest or peace)
- 不眠的 adj (not allowing or affording rest)
- 坐不住的 adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Czech
1 entries- neklidný adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Danish
4 entries- hvileløs adj (not allowing or affording rest)
- hvileløs adj (deprived of rest or sleep)
- rastløs adj (unable to be still or quiet)
- urolig adj (not allowing or affording rest)
Dutch
1 entries- rusteloos adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Esperanto
1 entries- malkvieta adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Finnish
4 entries- levoton adj (not allowing or affording rest)
- levoton adj (unable to be still or quiet)
- levoton adj (not satisfied to be at rest or peace)
- levoton adj (deprived of rest or sleep)
French
1 entries- inquiet adj (not allowing or affording rest)
German
4 entries- rastlos adj (not satisfied to be at rest or peace)
- ruhelos adj (not satisfied to be at rest or peace)
- unruhig adj (not allowing or affording rest)
- unruhig adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Greek
1 entries- ανήσυχος adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Hebrew
1 entries- חֲסַר מָנוֹחַ adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Hindi
2 entries- चंचल adj (not allowing or affording rest)
- चंचल adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Hungarian
2 entries- nyughatatlan adj (not satisfied to be at rest or peace)
- nyugtalan adj (not allowing or affording rest)
Ingrian
3 entries- raisu adj (unable to be still or quiet)
- raisu adj (not satisfied to be at rest or peace)
- raisu adj (deprived of rest or sleep)
Irish
2 entries- aistreach adj (unable to be still or quiet)
- luaineach adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Italian
2 entries- instancabile adj (not allowing or affording rest)
- irrequieto adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Latin
2 entries- implacidus adj (not satisfied to be at rest or peace)
- inquiēs adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Māori
4 entries- kanae adj (unable to be still or quiet)
- taoi adj (not satisfied to be at rest or peace)
- titoro adj (unable to be still or quiet)
- tiu adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- hvileløs adj (not allowing or affording rest)
- hvileløs adj (deprived of rest or sleep)
- rastløs adj (unable to be still or quiet)
- rastløs adj (not satisfied to be at rest or peace)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- rastlaus adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Persian
1 entries- بیقرار adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- schloplooss adj (deprived of rest or sleep)
Polish
4 entries- bez odpoczynku adj (not allowing or affording rest)
- bez odpoczynku adj (deprived of rest or sleep)
- niespokojny adj (unable to be still or quiet)
- niezaspokojony adj (not satisfied to be at rest or peace)
Portuguese
3 entries- desassossegado adj (not allowing or affording rest)
- incansável adj (not satisfied to be at rest or peace)
- inquieto adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Romanian
2 entries- agitat adj (unable to be still or quiet)
- neliniștit adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Russian
4 entries- беспоко́йный adj (not allowing or affording rest)
- беспоко́йный adj (unable to be still or quiet)
- неугомо́нный adj (unable to be still or quiet)
- трево́жный adj (not allowing or affording rest)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- an-fhoiseil adj (unable to be still or quiet)
- an-fhoiseil adj (not satisfied to be at rest or peace)
- mì-shuaimhneach adj (not allowing or affording rest)
- siùbhlach adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Spanish
1 entries- inquieto adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Ukrainian
1 entries- неспокі́йний adj (unable to be still or quiet)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
She felt restless all day long.
Source: tatoeba (310115)
She was restless because she did not have anything to do.
Source: tatoeba (312799)
I feel restless when I have to wait too long for my friend to show up.
Source: tatoeba (324390)
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