what is restive meaning
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Answer:
Restive means restless.
Explanation:
(of a person) unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction.
"the crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive"
Similar:
restless
fidgety
edgy
on edge
tense
uneasy
ill at ease
worked up
nervous
agitated
anxious
on tenterhooks
keyed up
apprehensive
unquiet
impatient
nervy
jumpy
jittery
twitchy
uptight
wired
like a cat on a hot tin roof
like a cat on hot bricks
stressy
unruly
disorderly
out of control
uncontrollable
unmanageable
ungovernable
unbiddable
disobedient
defiant
up in arms
wilful
recalcitrant
refractory
insubordinate
disaffected
dissentious
riotous
rebellious
mutinous
seditious
insurgent
insurrectionary
insurrectionist
revolutionary
bolshie
contumacious
Opposite:
calm
biddable
peaceable
(of a horse) stubbornly standing still or moving backwards or sideways; refusing to advance.
"both their horses became restive at once"