unrestful
Lacking calm sleep
Unrestful describes a state lacking rest or calm.
Sleep may be unrestful when disturbed by dreams or discomfort: I woke from an unrestful night feeling worse than before.
A place or atmosphere can be unrestful when it prevents relaxation: The unrestful energy of the hospital made waiting unbearable.
The word is uncommon; restless is more frequent.
Persistent inability to rest
- wakefulUnable to slumber
- tossingLight underhand throw
- turningAct of rotating
- wide-awakeFully conscious and attentive
sleep-deprived · bleary · exhausted · fatigued · jet-lagged · overstimulated · unrested · fitful
Troubled by uncertainty
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- tenseStrained or nervous
- fretfulAnxiously irritable
concerned · troubled · disturbed · disquieted · perturbed · distressed · fearful · ill-at-ease
Totally without arrangement
- stormyMarked by violent weather
- tumultuousViolently agitated or disturbed
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- tempestuousWildly agitated or volatile
roiling · convulsive · unsettled · disquieted · troubled · disrupted · unstable · upheaval
insomnia
Persistent inability to rest
wide-awake · sleep-deprived · bleary · exhausted · fatigued · jet-lagged · overstimulated · unrested · fitful · disturbed
worried
Troubled by uncertainty
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- tenseStrained or nervous
fretful · concerned · troubled · disturbed · disquieted · perturbed · distressed · fearful · ill-at-ease · unsettled
chaotic
Totally without arrangement
- stormyMarked by violent weather
- tumultuousViolently agitated or disturbed
- volatileLiable to sudden change
tempestuous · roiling · convulsive · unsettled · disquieted · troubled · disrupted · unstable · upheaval · agitation
fidgety
Nervously unable to settle
restive · nervous · edgy · flustered · frantic · hyperactive · overwrought · frenzied · keyed-up · on-edge
rest, restful, restless, unrest, restlessness, restfulness, restlessly, restfully, unresting