Antonyms for reposeful

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ri-pohz-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈpoʊz fəl

Definition of reposeful

Origin : 1852, "full of repose," from repose (n.) + -ful. Earlier it meant "responsible" (1620s), from repose (v.2).

As in calm : adj peaceful, quiet (inanimate)

Example sentences :

They were a phlegmatic race, placid, unimaginative, reposeful.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

He had the reposeful self-assurance of a man who is conscious that he is idolized.
Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen

I sank into a kind of reposeful belief in the work of accident.
Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

Kenneth McVeigh sauntered along the avenue, tall, careless, reposeful.
Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan

Finland is reposeful; and has a charm about it which is particularly its own.
Extract from : « Through Finland in Carts » by Ethel Brilliana Alec-Tweedie

Though his eyes were closed he did not present a reposeful aspect.
Extract from : « Children of the Desert » by Louis Dodge

Just one reposeful face—as both trains halted a second or two.
Extract from : « Red Fleece » by Will Levington Comfort

This position must be light, active, buoyant, and reposeful.
Extract from : « Expressive Voice Culture » by Jessie Eldridge Southwick

The reposeful Glen View is needed for the people who barter there.
Extract from : « The Happy Golfer » by Henry Leach

And the atmosphere they created was reposeful and agreeable.
Extract from : « A Master Hand » by Richard Dallas

Synonyms for reposeful

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