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Restiveness Synonyms

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An uneasy or nervous state
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. disquiet
  2. disquietude
  3. inquietude
  4. restlessness
  5. skittishness
  6. jitteriness
  7. unease
  8. uneasiness
  9. unrest
  10. jumpiness
  11. nervousness

Restiveness Sentence Examples

  • Within the League itself increasing restiveness was shown under the restrictions of its trade policy.

  • Parsimony prevailed, as usual, over prudence, and when the Cossacks showed unmistakable signs of restiveness, the Poles irritated them still further by ordering the construction of the strong fortress of Kudak at the confluence of the Dnieper and the Samara, to overawe the Zaporozhian community.

  • The fact that the Vatican presents a great force hostile to and obstructive of certain characteristic tendencies of modern life and thought has; necessarily raised up a powerful opposition even in countries traditionally Catholic. France no longer deserves the title of eldest daughter of the Church; the Catholicism of Italy is largely superficial; even Spain has shown signs of restiveness.

  • Sir Henry's own tendency to favour the anti-war section, his refusal to support the government in any way, and his allusion to "methods of barbarism" in connexion with the conduct of the British army (June 14, 1901), accentuated the crisis within the party; and in 1901 the Liberal Imperialists, who looked to Lord Rosebery (q.v.) and Mr Asquith (q.v.) for their political inspiration, showed pronounced signs of restiveness.

  • Blue is a cool color and creates an ambiance of restiveness and peacefulness.

Words near Restiveness in the Thesaurus

  • rest on
  • rest-in-peace
  • resting
  • restitute
  • restitution
  • restitutions
  • restive
  • restiveness
  • restless
  • restlessly
  • restlessness
  • restoration
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