Synonyms for restlessness
rest·less·ness

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1. restlessness

   Synonyms:
   agitation, commotion, disquiet, disturbance, excitement, motion, movement, rush, stir, strain, toil, tumult, unrest, work

   Antonyms:
   calm, calmness, cessation, ease, intermission, pause, peace, peacefulness, quiescence, quiet, quietness, quietude, recreation, repose, rest, sleep, slumber, stay, stillness, stop, tranquillity

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. restlessnessnoun

   the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active

   "the restlessness of the wind"

   Synonyms:
   uneasiness, fidgetiness, fidget, queasiness, impatience

2. restlessness, impatiencenoun

   a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay

   Synonyms:
   uneasiness, fidgetiness, fidget, queasiness, impatience

3. fidget, 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, impatience

4. restlessness, 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

Matched Categories

1. • Agitation
   • Irritation
   • Mobility
   • Nervousness

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1. restlessnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   restiveness, the fidgets, uneasiness, agitation, turbulence, dysphoria

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "restlessness":

   agitation, unrest, commotion, shaking, turmoil, excitement

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How to use restlessness in a sentence?

1. Thomas Alva Edison:

   Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.

2. E. B. White:

   Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness; natives give it solidity and continuity; but the settlers give it passion.

3. Phyllis McGinley:

   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.

4. Mrs. Ruthellen Josselson:

   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.

5. Julia Coronado:

   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.