Antonyms for restlessly
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : rest-lis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛst lɪs |
Definition of restlessly
Origin :- late 14c., from rest (n.1) + -less. A general Germanic compound (cf. Frisian restleas, Dutch rusteloos, German rastlos, Danish rastlös). Meaning "stirring constantly, desirous of action" is attested from late 15c. Related: Restlessly; restlessness. Old English had restleas "deprived of sleep."
- As in excitedly : adv agitatedly
- As in fitfully : adv intermittently
- As in nervously : adv tensely
- As in uncomfortably : adv painfully
- As in busily : adv actively; intently
- After Dan's departure in the sleigh, Tom wandered about restlessly.
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
- Alexander moved about restlessly and fell to poking the fire.
- Extract from : « Alexander's Bridge and The Barrel Organ » by Willa Cather and Alfred Noyes
- As he was at his ordinary daily work his mind was restlessly busy.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- "It must have been plenty far away," said Calhoun restlessly.
- Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
- "I don't understand a word—not a syllable," said Garrison restlessly.
- Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
- Mrs. Clemens often wrote that he was restlessly impatient to return.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- "Of course it's just the way she sings," she told herself, restlessly.
- Extract from : « Glory of Youth » by Temple Bailey
- In this hotel we waited two weeks, patiently at times, restlessly at other times.
- Extract from : « A Woman who went to Alaska » by May Kellogg Sullivan
- But the animal is a going concern, restlessly active in many ways.
- Extract from : « Evolution in Modern Thought » by Ernst Haeckel
- They champed their bits and moved about restlessly as though impatient to be off.
- Extract from : « The Kentucky Ranger » by Edward T. Curnick
Synonyms for restlessly
- agilely
- agonizingly
- animatedly
- annoyingly
- anxiously
- apprehensively
- ardently
- arduously
- assiduously
- awkwardly
- breathlessly
- briskly
- carefully
- diligently
- distressfully
- disturbingly
- eagerly
- earnestly
- energetically
- enthusiastically
- erratically
- excitably
- excitedly
- excruciatingly
- expeditiously
- fervently
- feverishly
- frantically
- frenziedly
- furiously
- hastily
- heatedly
- hotly
- hurriedly
- hysterically
- indefatigably
- industriously
- irregularly
- irritatingly
- laboriously
- like all get out
- like the devil
- like the dickens
- madly
- miserably
- nimbly
- off and on
- painstakingly
- passionately
- perseveringly
- persistently
- purposefully
- restlessly
- seriously
- speedily
- spiritedly
- strenuously
- studiously
- tempestuously
- tensely
- uncontrollably
- uncontrolledly
- uneasily
- unremittingly
- unweariedly
- vigilantly
- vigorously
- vivaciously
- wildly
- wretchedly
- zealously
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