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Restive
Restive
res·tive
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Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
unable to remain still, silent, or calm; restless or on edge;
e.g. The longer they waited, the more restive they became.
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Contrary
Contumacious
Defiant
Demagogic
Disobedient
Disturbed
Fractious
Fretful
Froward
Incompliant
Insubordinate
Intractable
Monkeyish
Noncooperative
Obstreperous
Rebel
Rebellious
Recalcitrant
Recusant
Refractory
Restless
Unamenable
Uncooperative
Undisciplined
Uneasy
Ungovernable
Unquiet
Unreluctant
Unrestful
Unruly
Untoward
Wayward
Willful
Wrongheaded
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Acquiescent
Agreeable
Amenable
Amiable
Biddable
Calm
Compliant
Conformable
Cooperative
Courteous
Deferential
Disciplined
Docile
Drowsy
Easy
Good-humored
Manageable
Mannerly
Obedient
Obliging
Obsequious
Orderly
Passive
Peaceful
Placable
Quiet
Resigned
Respectful
Restful
Ruly
Servile
Slavish
Sleepy
Somnolent
Submissive
Subservient
Supine
Teachable
Tolerant
Tractable
Tranquil
Unresistant
Well-bred
Yielding
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Adamantine
Aflutter
Agape
Agitated
Agog
Antsy
Anxious
Ardent
Argumentative
Avid
Bad
Contentious
Contrary
Controversial
Crabby
Cranky
Crazy
Creepy
Desirous
Discourteous
Disorderly
Disputatious
Dissident
Distressed
Distressful
Disturbed
Disturbing
Dogged
Eager
Edgy
Enthused
Errant
Expectant
Fidgety
Fractious
Fraught
Froward
Fussy
Geeked
Great
Greedy
Grouchy
Grumpy
Gung ho
Hairy
Hardheaded
Headstrong
Hopped-up
Hot
Hungry
Ill-bred
Ill-mannered
Ill-natured
Immovable
Impatient
Impertinent
Implacable
Impolite
Impudent
Inconsiderate
Inflexible
Insolent
Insurgent
Jittery
Juiced
Jumpy
Keen
Mischievous
Monkeyish
Mulish
Mutinous
Nerve-racking
Nervous
Nervy
Nonconformist
Noncooperative
Nuts
Obdurate
Obstinate
Opinionated
Ornery
Peevish
Pertinacious
Perturbed
Perverse
Pigheaded
Polemic
Pumped
Quarrelsome
Querulous
Raring
Rebellious
Resistant
Restless
Revolutionary
Rigid
Rude
Self-willed
Solicitous
Stoked
Stubborn
Tense
Thirsty
Troubled
Unbending
Uncivil
Uncompromising
Uncontrollable
Uncooperative
Uncouth
Undisciplined
Uneasy
Ungracious
Unmanageable
Unmannerly
Unrelenting
Unsettling
Unyielding
Upset
Uptight
Voracious
Wild
Worried
Worrisome
Wrongheaded
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