restiveness
Inability to settle
Restiveness is a state of impatient unease—the fidgety agitation of someone or something unwilling to remain still or accept constraint.
A restive horse resists its rider; a restive crowd grows difficult to control.
The word implies resistance to authority or restriction: The restiveness of the troops worried the general.
Despite appearances, restive is unrelated to rest—it suggests the opposite.
Restless minor movements
- squirmingTwisting restlessly from discomfort
- twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- disquietMental unrest or agitation
nervousness · edginess · antsiness · fretfulness · discomfort · jitteriness · perturbation · discomposure
Irritation from friction
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- irritabilityProneness to agitation
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- discontentUnhappiness with circumstances
eagerness · anticipation · keenness · itchiness · dissatisfaction · yearning · straining · pawing
Capacity to withstand force
- stubbornnessRefusal to yield
- unrulinessDifficult to manage behavior
- recalcitranceStubborn refusal to obey
- intractabilityResistance to management
balkiness · waywardness · willfulness · obstinacy · insubordination · noncompliance · rebelliousness · disobedience
fidgeting
Restless minor movements
- squirmingTwisting restlessly from discomfort
- twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
- uneaseMild persistent worry
disquiet · nervousness · edginess · antsiness · fretfulness · discomfort · jitteriness · perturbation · discomposure · fluster
chafing
Irritation from friction
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- irritabilityProneness to agitation
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
discontent · eagerness · anticipation · keenness · itchiness · dissatisfaction · yearning · straining · pawing · pacing
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- stubbornnessRefusal to yield
- unrulinessDifficult to manage behavior
- recalcitranceStubborn refusal to obey
intractability · balkiness · waywardness · willfulness · obstinacy · insubordination · noncompliance · rebelliousness · disobedience · contrariness
- nervous feelingsnervousness, anxiety, uneasiness, apprehension, tenseness
- existential dreadexistential dread, existential angst, existential anxiety, existential crisis, dread
restivenesscalm
Free from agitation
calmness · tranquility · tranquillity · serenity · peace
restivenessdocility
Readiness to submit
compliance · tractability · obedience · submissiveness · tameness
restivenessorder
Methodical arrangement or request
orderliness · stability · tranquility · quiet · peace
rest, restful, restless, unrest, restlessness, restive, restlessly