The quality of being ceaselessly moving or active.

Roget 860: fear, timidity, diffidence, want of confidence; apprehensiveness, fearfulness etc. adj.; solicitude, anxiety, care, apprehension, misgiving; feeze [U.S.]; mistrust etc. (doubt) 485; suspicion, qualm; hesitation etc. (irresolution) 605.    nervousness, restlessness etc. adj.; inquietude, disquietude, worry, concern; batophobia^†; heartquake^†; flutter, trepidation, fear and trembling, perturbation, tremor, quivering, shaking, trembling, throbbing heart, palpitation, ague fit, cold sweat; abject fear etc. (cowardice) 862; mortal funk, heartsinking^†, despondency; despair etc. 859.    fright; affright, affrightment^†; boof alarm [U.S.], dread, awe, terror, horror, dismay, consternation, panic, scare, stampede (of horses). intimidation, terrorism, reign of terror.    [Object of fear] bug bear, bugaboo; scarecrow; hobgoblin etc. (demon) 980; nightmare, Gorgon, mormo^†, ogre, Hurlothrumbo^†, raw head and bloody bones, fee-faw-fum, bete noire [Fr.], enfant terrible [Fr.].    alarmist etc. (coward) 862.    ... show more

Roget 315: agitation, stir, tremor, shake, ripple, jog, jolt, jar, jerk, shock, succussion^†, trepidation, quiver, quaver, dance; jactitation^†, quassation^†; shuffling etc. v.; twitter, flicker, flutter.    turbulence, perturbation; commotion, turmoil, disquiet; tumult, tumultuation^†; hubbub, rout, bustle, fuss, racket, subsultus^†, staggers, megrims, epilepsy, fits; carphology^†, chorea, floccillation^†, the jerks, St.    Vitus's dance, tilmus^†.    spasm, throe, throb, palpitation, convulsion.    disturbance, chaos etc. (disorder) 59; restlessness etc. (changeableness) 149.    ferment, fermentation; ebullition, effervescence, hurly-burly, cahotage^†; tempest, storm, ground swell, heavy sea, whirlpool, vortex etc. 312; whirlwind etc. (wind) 349.    ... show more

Roget 264: motion, movement, move; going etc. v.; unrest.    stream, flow, flux, run, course, stir; evolution; kinematics; telekinesis.    step, rate, pace, tread, stride, gait, port, footfall, cadence, carriage, velocity, angular velocity; clip, progress, locomotion; journey etc. 266; voyage etc. 267; transit etc. 270.    restlessness etc. (changeableness) 149; mobility; movableness, motive power; laws of motion; mobilization.    ... show more

Roget 149: changeableness etc. adj.; mutability, inconstancy; versatility, mobility; instability, unstable equilibrium; vacillation etc. (irresolution) 605; fluctuation, vicissitude; alternation etc. (oscillation) 314.    restlessness etc. adj.. fidgets, disquiet; disquietude, inquietude; unrest; agitation etc. 315.    moon, Proteus, chameleon, quicksilver, shifting sands, weathercock, harlequin, Cynthia of the minute, April showers^†; wheel of Fortune; transientness etc. 111^†.    ... show more

A lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay.

synonym: impatience.

Roget 825: excitability, impetuosity, vehemence; boisterousness etc. adj.; turbulence; impatience, intolerance, nonendurance^†; irritability etc. (irascibility) 901; itching etc. (desire) 865; wincing; disquiet, disquietude; restlessness; fidgets, fidgetiness; agitation etc. (irregular motion) 315.    trepidation, perturbation, ruffle, hurry, fuss, flurry; fluster, flutter; pother, stew, ferment; whirl; buck fever; hurry-skurry^†, thrill etc. (feeling) 821; state of excitement, fever of excitement; transport.    passion, excitement, flush, heat; fever, heat; fire, flame, fume, blood boiling; tumult; effervescence, ebullition; boiling over; whiff, gust, story, tempest; scene, breaking out, burst, fit, paroxysm, explosion; outbreak, outburst; agony.    violence etc. 173; fierceness etc. adj.; rage, fury, furor, furore^†, desperation, madness, distraction, raving, delirium; phrensy^†, frenzy, hysterics; intoxication; tearing passion, raging passion; anger etc. 900.    fascination, infatuation, fanaticism; Quixotism, Quixotry; tete montee [Fr.].    ... show more

Dutch: ongeduld
Polish: zniecierpliwienie

A feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion:
— Waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness.

synonyms: fidget, fidgetiness.

Roget 682: activity; briskness, liveliness etc. adj.; animation, life, vivacity, spirit, dash, energy; snap, vim.    nimbleness, agility; smartness, quickness etc. adj.; velocity, etc. 274; alacrity, promptitude; despatch, dispatch; expedition; haste etc. 684; punctuality etc. (early) 132.    eagerness, zeal, ardor, perfervidum aingenium [Lat.], empressement [Fr.], earnestness, intentness; abandon; vigor etc. (physical energy) 171; devotion etc. (resolution) 604; exertion etc. 686.    industry, assiduity; assiduousness etc. adj.; sedulity; laboriousness; drudgery etc. (labor) 686; painstaking, diligence; perseverance etc. 604.1; indefatigation^†; habits of business.    vigilance etc. 459; wakefulness; sleeplessness, restlessness; insomnia; pervigilium^†, insomnium^†; racketing.    movement, bustle, stir, fuss, ado, bother, pottering, fidget, fidgetiness; flurry etc. (haste) 684.    officiousness; dabbling, meddling; interference, interposition, intermeddling; tampering with, intrigue.    press of business, no sinecure, plenty to do, many irons in the fire, great doings, busy hum of men, battle of life, thick of the action.    housewife, busy bee; new brooms; sharp fellow, sharp blade; devotee, enthusiast, zealot, meddler, intermeddler, intriguer, busybody, pickthank^†; hummer, hustler, live man [U.S.], rustler [U.S.].    ... show more

Inability to rest or relax or be still.

synonyms: queasiness, uneasiness.

Dutch: rusteloosheid