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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.
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.
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.
If someone is restless, they keep moving around because they find it difficult to keep still. My father seemed very restless and excited. Synonyms: unsettled , worried , troubled , nervous More Synonyms of restless
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.
