restive

restive is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.
2. adjective. Inactive; sluggish.
3. adjective. Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition; refractory.
4. adjective. Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting about; -- applied especially to horses.
5. adjective. impatient especially under restriction or delay

   "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"

6. adjective. being in a tense state

   Synonyms: edgy, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, uptight

Synonyms

edgy, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, uptight

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in restive:

sertive, servite, sievert, veriest, verites

Common word forms

restively, restiveness

Words from these letters

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