restless
Syllables: rest·less/ˈɹɛstlɪs/
restless adjective: not allowing or affording rest.
Adjective
restless (comparative more restless, superlative most restless)
- Not allowing or affording rest.
- The night before his wedding was a restless one.
- Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
- He was a restless child.
- She sat, restless and nervous, and tried to concentrate.
- Synonyms:
- antsy
- Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.
- A restless ambition.
- Deprived of rest or sleep.
- They remained restless, sitting by the window the entire night.
restless meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
restless in Hindi
- not allowing or affording rest
- चंचल cañcal
- unable to be still or quiet
- चंचल cañcal
restless in Tamil
- துருதுருன்னு, சுருசுருப்பாக, அமைதியற்ற
restless in Marathi
- restless, fitful, unstable
- अशांत aśānta
restless in Urdu
- بےچین, بےکل, بےقرار, بیتاب, چنچل, اچاٹ
More languagesFewer languages
- restless in Bengali
- চঞ্চল concol, বিরামহীন biramohin, অধীর odhir
- restless in Malayalam
- അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കാത്ത, വിശ്രമഹീന, അശാന്തനായ
- restless in Kannada
- ಚಡಪಡಿಸುವ, ತಳಮಳಿಸುವ, ಬಿಗಿತ ಕಳೆಯಲಾಗದ, ಗೊಂದಲಿಸಿದ
- restless in Punjabi
- ਬੇਕਰਾਰ bekrār
- restless in Odia
- ଚଞ୍ଚଳ cañcaḷa
- restless in Sanskrit
- उत्सुक utsuka, यह्व yahvá, यहु yáhu
- restless in Persian
- بیقرار bi-qarâr
Examples of restless in a sentence
- It wasn't long before the crowd's mood swung towards restless irritability.
- The undemandingness of the course left the students bored and restless.
- When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech.
Synonyms of restless
Forms of restless
| comparative | more restless |
|---|---|
| superlative | most restless |
Origin of restless
From Middle English restles, restelees, from Old English ræstlēas, equivalent to rest + -less.
Words formed from restless
Phrases with restless
Questions about restless
- What does restless mean?
- Restless means not allowing or affording rest.
- What is restless in Hindi?
- Restless in Hindi is चंचल (cañcal). See Restless meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is restless?
- Restless is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce restless?
- Restless is pronounced /ˈɹɛstlɪs/.
Words near restless in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: restless (page history and authors); restless (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अशांत (Marathi) (page history and authors); restless (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অধীর (Bengali) (page history and authors); restless (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); restless (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਬੇਕਰਾਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ଚଞ୍ଚଳ (Odia) (page history and authors); उत्सुक (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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