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- pronunciation:
- res
lihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not able to relax, sit still, or stay quiet.
The children were restless after many hours in the car.- synonyms:
- uneasy
- similar words:
- anxious, apprehensive, edgy, fidgety, ill at ease, nervous, skittish
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| definition 2: |
always in motion.
The restless wind rattled the windows all day.- synonyms:
- continual, continuous, incessant, moving
- similar words:
- active, migrant, roaming, traveling, turning, unsettled, wandering
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| definition 3: |
giving no rest.
I spent a restless night tossing and turning in bed.- antonyms:
- restful
- similar words:
- awake, uneasy
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| related words: |
high-strung |
adverb + (adj.)restless
increasingly, perpetually
(adj.)restless
+ adverb
constantly, lately
(adj.)restless
+ noun
adolescent,
ambition,
ancestor,
anticipation,
beast,
boredom,
cattle,
conscience,
consciousness,
curiosity,
daytime,
dissatisfaction,
dream,
ease,
energy,
explorer,
gaze,
ghost,
horse,
hour,
imagination,
impatience,
leg,
limb,
mare,
midst,
mood,
movement,
night,
pursuit,
quest,
search,
sleep,
slumber,
snake,
soul,
spirit,
streak,
syndrome,
tail,
teenager,
thirst,
traveler,
volcano,
voyage,
waiting,
youth
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| derivations: |
restlessly (adv.), restlessness (n.) |
The word restless
contains the following part:
-less
Middle English
adjective-forming suffix
that means without
  More about this word part:
The suffix -less
attaches primarily to monosyllabic English nouns. However, -less
is a fully productive suffix, meaning it can be added to any noun to form legitimate new words.
Example words:
aimless, breathless, careless, countless, doubtless, endless, fearless, heartless, helpless, homeless, hopeless, penniless, priceless, regardless, restless, sightless, tasteless, thoughtless, useless, wireless, weightless, worthless
- synonyms:
- a-1, an-1
- antonyms:
- -ful1
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