restive Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- contrary
- mischievous
- rigid
- willful
- wild
- recalcitrant
- contumacious
- recusant
- obstreperous
- balky
- froward
- naughty
- wayward
- adamant
- insubordinate
- insurgent
- wilful
- intractable
- dissident
- ungovernable
- refractory
- unruly
- unrelenting
- dogged
- disobedient
Weak:
- uncouth
- unbending
- implacable
- unmanageable
- bad
- rude
- opinionated
- negativistic
- adamantine
- obstinate
- uncivil
- noncooperative
- inflexible
- incompliant
- inconsiderate
- uncontrollable
- mulish
- pigheaded
- perverse
- hardheaded
- unyielding
- errant
- untoward
- self-willed
- wrongheaded
- headstrong
- impertinent
- mutinous
- obdurate
- insolent
- discourteous
- uncompromising
- uncooperative
- monkeying
- disrespectful
- unmannerly
- immovable
- nonconformist
- fractious
- pertinacious
- undisciplined
- impudent
- disorderly
- resistant
- misbehaving
- ornery
- peevish
- ungracious
Strongest:
- acquiescent
- acquiescent
- amiable
- conformable
- tractable
- amenable
- deferential
- agreeable
- conformable
- tractable
- compliant
- cooperative
- submissive
- amenable
- cooperative
- agreeable
- docile
- compliant
- obedient
- deferential
- submissive
- docile
- amiable
- obedient
Strong:
- orderly
- ruly
- well-bred
- courteous
- obsequious
- obsequious
- yielding
- disciplined
- courteous
- servile
- proper
- behaved
- slavish
- slavish
- subservient
- biddable
- polite
- obliging
- ruly
- behaved
- polite
- orderly
- biddable
- well-bred
- disciplined
- subservient
- proper
- servile
- respectful
- obliging
- respectful
- yielding
Weak:
restive Meaning
restive (s)
being in a tense state
impatient especially under restriction or delay
restive (a.)
Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.
Inactive; sluggish.
Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory.
Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.
restive Sentence Examples
- The restive crowd surged forward, eager to hear the speaker's message.
- The horse was restive in the stable, pawing the ground and snorting.
- The restive employees threatened to strike if their demands were not met.
- The students in the classroom were restive, fidgeting and whispering.
- The restive nation was on the brink of rebellion, demanding change from its leaders.
- The defendant remained restive in court, unable to sit still or focus on the proceedings.
- The restive political climate made it difficult for the government to pass legislation.
- The restive child could not be contained, constantly running and shouting.
- The restive spirit of the people burned brightly, inspiring them to fight for their rights.
- The restive dog paced back and forth in the yard, yearning to be let out.
FAQs About the word restive
being in a tense state, impatient especially under restriction or delayUnwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back., Inact
stubborn, rebel, defiant,rebellious, contrary, mischievous, rigid, willful, wild, recalcitrant
acquiescent, acquiescent, amiable, conformable, tractable, amenable, deferential, agreeable, conformable, tractable
The restive crowd surged forward, eager to hear the speaker's message.
The horse was restive in the stable, pawing the ground and snorting.
The restive employees threatened to strike if their demands were not met.
The students in the classroom were restive, fidgeting and whispering.
