What is another word for restlessness?
Synonyms for restlessness
rest·less·ness
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
restlessness
Synonyms:
agitation, commotion, disquiet, disturbance, excitement, motion, movement, rush, stir, strain, toil, tumult, unrest, workAntonyms:
calm, calmness, cessation, ease, intermission, pause, peace, peacefulness, quiescence, quiet, quietness, quietude, recreation, repose, rest, sleep, slumber, stay, stillness, stop, tranquillity
Princeton's WordNet
restlessnessnoun
the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
"the restlessness of the wind"
Synonyms:
uneasiness, fidgetiness, fidget, queasiness, impatiencerestlessness, impatiencenoun
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
Synonyms:
uneasiness, fidgetiness, fidget, queasiness, impatiencefidget, fidgetiness, restlessnessnoun
a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
"he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"
Synonyms:
uneasiness, fidgetiness, fidget, queasiness, impatiencerestlessness, uneasiness, queasinessnoun
inability to rest or relax or be still
Synonyms:
self-consciousness, uncomfortableness, inquietude, qualm, fidgetiness, disquiet, malaise, disquietude, queasiness, edginess, unease, uneasiness, squeamishness, impatience, fidget
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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
restlessnessnoun
Synonyms:
restiveness, the fidgets, uneasiness, agitation, turbulence, dysphoria
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#125 | work | |
#1871 | motion | |
#2293 | movement | |
#4640 | rush | |
#6612 | strain | |
#9726 | excitement | |
#10284 | stir | |
#13815 | shaking | |
#14374 | disturbance | |
#23324 | turmoil | |
#24114 | unrest | |
#28106 | agitation | |
#35039 | commotion | |
#35150 | toil | |
#44334 | impatience | |
#47199 | restlessness | |
#48048 | malaise | |
#61744 | tumult | |
#63794 | unease | |
#64517 | uneasiness | |
#93318 | disquiet | |
#106654 | fidget | |
#182780 | edginess | |
#184580 | qualm | |
#286555 | squeamishness | |
#290825 | queasiness | |
#308383 | disquietude |
How to use restlessness in a sentence?
Women are the fulfilled sex. Through our children we are able to produce our own immortality, so we lack that divine restlessness which sends men charging off in pursuit of fortune or fame or an imagined Utopia. That is why we number so few geniuses among us. The wholesome oyster wears no pearl, the healthy whale no ambergris, and as long as we can keep on adding to the race, we harbor a sort of health within ourselves.
Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness; natives give it solidity and continuity; but the settlers give it passion.
Restlessness is God's way of urging us!!!!
I understand that universities, archives and historical societies are rushing to collect and curate the personal accounts of how ordinary people are experiencing this growing public health crisis. but what I can see from the early submissions are plotless descriptions of emotions, fear, sadness, anger and restlessness as well as moments of joy and hope.
That’s causing a lot of sort of restlessness with what is the Fed doing to address some of the big issues of our day, which includes inequality and disparities in labor market outcomes and wealth distributions.
Translations for restlessness
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- rastløshedDanish
- Unruhe, RuhelosigkeitGerman
- maltrankvilecoEsperanto
- desazón, agitación, desasosiego, inquietudSpanish
- rauhattomuus, levottomuusFinnish
- agitation, impatienceFrench
- luaineachtIrish
- neufeaghidManx
- nyugtalanságHungarian
- órói, óróIcelandic
- irrequietezza, irrequietudine, insofferenza, smania, inquietudine, esagitazioneItalian
- 不安心Japanese
- მოუსვენრობაGeorgian
- inquiētūdō, turborLatin
- rusteloosheidDutch
- uroNorwegian
- wzburzenie, zniecierpliwienie, niepokójPolish
- inquietude, inquietaçãoPortuguese
- neastâmpăr, înfrigurare, agitație, neliniște, nerăbdareRomanian
- беспоко́йность, беспоко́йствоRussian
- не̏мӣр, nȅmīr, nespokojSerbo-Croatian
- rastlöshetSwedish
- huzursuzlukTurkish
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