RESTIVENESS Synonyms
4 hypernyms for restiveness. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for RESTIVENESS
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| nervousness | noun n | |||||
noun • the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters • an uneasy psychological state • a sensitive or highly strung temperament | ||||||
| agitation | noun n | |||||
noun • a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance • a state of agitation or turbulent change or development • the feeling of being agitated; not calm • disturbance usually in protest • the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) | ||||||
| excitability | noun n | |||||
noun • excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part • being easily excited | ||||||
| fidgetiness | noun n | |||||
noun • a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion | ||||||
| impatience | noun n | |||||
noun • a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay • a restless desire for change and excitement • a dislike of anything that causes delay | ||||||
| irritability | noun n | |||||
noun • an irritable petulant feeling • excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part • a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger | ||||||
| restlessness | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active • a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay • a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion • inability to rest or relax or be still | ||||||
| tension | noun n | |||||
noun • (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense • the physical condition of being stretched or strained • a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature) • (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body • feelings of hostility that are not manifest • the action of stretching something tight | ||||||
| unease | noun n | |||||
noun • physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) • the trait of seeming ill at ease | ||||||
| uneasiness | noun n | |||||
noun • feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable • physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) • embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you • the trait of seeming ill at ease • inability to rest or relax or be still | ||||||
| volatility | noun n | |||||
noun • the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor • the trait of being unpredictably irresolute • being easily excited | ||||||
| jitteriness | noun n | |||||
noun • the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters | ||||||
| jumpiness | noun n | |||||
noun • the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters | ||||||
| skittishness | noun n | |||||
noun • characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright | ||||||