Synonyms and antonyms of restless in English

restless

These are words and phrases related to restless. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of restless.

UNHAPPY BECAUSE NOTHING IS INTERESTING

The children grew restless and fidgeted as the teacher droned on.

Synonyms and examples

bored
I’m so bored right now, I might as well just go to bed.
bored stiff
informal
We were bored stiff at Nan’s house.
bored out of your mind
informal
I am bored out of my mind - give me a project to work on!
be tired of
I'm tired of all her complaining.
weary of
Both countries are very weary of the conflict and wish for peace.
blasé
She was very blasé about the whole trip.
apathetic
I’ve never seen lazier, more apathetic kids in my life!

Antonym and example

excited
I'm so excited to go to the concert!

See words related to restless

deadly
informal
meh
informal
blah
informal
pedestrian
formal disapproving
dry
disapproving
ponderous
formal mainly disapproving
turgid
formal
draggy
informal
wearisome
formal
drab
disapproving
dreary
disapproving
ennui
literary
dreariness
disapproving
drabness
disapproving
turgidity
formal
longueur
literary
bore
disapproving
crashing bore
informal
snooze
informal
snoozefest
informal
a yawn
informal
drag
informal
drip
informal disapproving
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restless

adjective
These are words and phrases related to restless. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of restless.
Synonyms for restless from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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