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Detailed Synonyms for restiveness in English

restiveness:

restiveness [the ~] noun

  1. the restiveness
    – characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright 1
    the restiveness; the skittishness
    – characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright 1
  2. the restiveness
    – the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters 1
    the nervousness; the jumpiness; the jitteriness; the restiveness
    – the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters 1

Alternate Synonyms for "restiveness":


Related Definitions for "restiveness":

  1. characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright1
  2. the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters1

restive:

restive adj

  1. restive
    – impatient especially under restriction or delay 1
    restive
    – impatient especially under restriction or delay 1
    • restive adj
      • the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive1
  2. restive
    – being in a tense state 1
    jittery; edgy; uptight; jumpy; nervy; highly strung; restive; overstrung; high-strung
    – being in a tense state 1

Related Words for "restive":

  • restiveness, restively, rest

Alternate Synonyms for "restive":


Related Definitions for "restive":

  1. impatient especially under restriction or delay1
    • the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive1
  2. being in a tense state1