restless

Other forms of restless

comparative

restlesser·

superlative

restlessest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about restless

What does restless mean?

restless means "worried and uneasy". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in restless?

restless has 2 syllables: rest-less. The stress falls on "rest". In IPA it is /ˈɹɛstləs/.

What is another word for restless?

Close synonyms include ungratified, unsatisfied, uneasy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of restless?

The recorded antonyms are restful.

Is restless a common word?

restless is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.