restlessly
In uneasy motion
Restlessly describes doing something without rest or calm—with agitation, unease, or an inability to settle.
A person who tosses restlessly in bed can't find a comfortable position.
Someone who paces restlessly is driven by anxiety or impatience.
She shifted restlessly in her chair during the long meeting.
The word suggests both physical movement and mental disquiet.
Restless minor movements
- pacingRate of movement
- squirmingTwisting restlessly from discomfort
- twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
- shiftingChanging position or form
writhing · thrashing · flailing · jittery · antsy · fidgety · squirmy · hyperactive
Without achieving slumber
- wakefullyIn an alert manner
- tossingLight underhand throw
- turningAct of rotating
- bleary-eyedTired and unfocused
wide-awake · nocturnal · clock-watching · jet-lagged · overtired · sleep-deprived · wearily · nightlong
In a worried manner
- nervouslyIn an anxious manner
- anxiouslyIn a worried manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
- fretfullyIn a worried manner
worriedly · tensely · edgily · agitatedly · distractedly · troubled · unsettled · overwrought
Moving without fixed purpose
- rovingMoving from place to place
- driftingMoving without purpose
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- pacingRate of movement
prowling · rambling · nomadically · aimlessly · ceaselessly · endlessly · perpetually · constantly
Without calm waiting
- eagerlyWith keen enthusiasm
- expectantlyIn an awaiting manner
- longinglyWith intense desire
- yearninglyWith intense wistful desire
anticipating · itching · raring · hungrily · desirous · craving · pining · hankering
fidgeting
Restless minor movements
- pacingRate of movement
- squirmingTwisting restlessly from discomfort
- twitchingInvoluntary muscular contractions
shifting · writhing · thrashing · flailing · jittery · antsy · fidgety · squirmy · hyperactive · keyed-up
sleeplessly
Without achieving slumber
bleary-eyed · wide-awake · nocturnal · clock-watching · jet-lagged · overtired · sleep-deprived · wearily · nightlong · fitfully
uneasily
In a worried manner
- nervouslyIn an anxious manner
- anxiouslyIn a worried manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
fretfully · worriedly · tensely · edgily · agitatedly · distractedly · troubled · unsettled · overwrought · fraught
roaming
Moving without fixed purpose
- rovingMoving from place to place
- driftingMoving without purpose
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
pacing · prowling · rambling · nomadically · aimlessly · ceaselessly · endlessly · perpetually · constantly · incessantly
impatiently
Without calm waiting
- eagerlyWith keen enthusiasm
- expectantlyIn an awaiting manner
- longinglyWith intense desire
yearningly · anticipating · itching · raring · hungrily · desirous · craving · pining · hankering · clock-watching
restlesslycalmly
In a tranquil manner
peacefully · tranquilly · serenely · placidly · quietly
restlesslystill
Unmoving, or continuing
motionlessly · stationary · immovably · quietly · steadily
restlesslycontentedly
In a fulfilled way
peacefully · comfortably · at ease · patiently · complacently
- restless sleepDisturbed, broken slumber
- restless night
- restless spirit
- restless mindConstantly churning thoughts
- restless legsCompulsion to move extremities
- restless heart