| ADJECTIVE | all | restive, edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, uptight | being in a tense state |
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| all | restive | impatient especially under restriction or delay |
| Sounds | reh'stihv | |
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| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | In a tense state. | |
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| Synonyms | edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, uptight | |
| Broader | tense | In or of a state of physical or nervous tension |
| Spanish | agobiado, inquieto, intranquilo, nerviosa, nervioso | |
| Catalan | inquiet, irritable, nerviós | |
| Nouns | restiveness | characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright |
| restiveness | the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters | |
| Adverbs | restively | in a restive manner |
| Meaning | impatient especially under restriction or delay. | |
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| Example | "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive" | |
| Broader | impatient | Restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition |
| Spanish | inquieto, intranquilo | |
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