restive
adjective /ˈres.tɪv/ formalDefinition
› unwilling to be controlled or be patient: The audience was becoming restive as they waited for the performance to begin.Anxious and worried restively /-li/ adverb Anxious and worried restiveness /-nəs/ noun [U] Anxiety and worry - general wordsFear and phobias
(Definition of restive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (all) hot and bothered idiom
- a bundle of nerves idiom
- aflutter adjective
- anxious adjective (WORRIED)
- apprehensive adjective
- fret verb
- fretful adjective
- frightened adjective
- fuss verb (GIVE ATTENTION TO)
- get in a sweat idiom
- nervy adjective
- never fear idiom
- oppressed adjective (FEELINGS)
- overwrought adjective
- perturbed adjective
- uncomfortable adjective
- uneasy adjective
- unquiet adjective
- unsettled adjective (WORRIED)
- uptight adjective
Topic:
Anxious and worried
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