Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: restive

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

“All writers have a restlessness from a young age,” he says in a measured tone that belies any sign of a restive mind.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/books/tamil-nadu-writer-critic-b-jeyamohan-new-book-the-abyss-on-the-life-of-beggars-and-begging-cartel/article66694057.ece

Eight school teachers were killed on Thursday in two separate incidents of targeted shooting in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal district, bordering Afghanistan, in a case of possible sectarian violence, police said.

Source: https://pragativadi.com/8-school-teachers-shot-dead-in-pakistan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=8-school-teachers-shot-dead-in-pakistan

If you read his renewed hope manifesto, you will see how he promised to tackle insecurity via employment generation, so that our restive youths can be engaged.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/tinubu-will-turn-around-nigeria-in-two-years-osinkolu/

In Peshawar, in the restive northwest, labor organizations and trade unions held indoor events to demand better workers’ rights amid high inflation.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2595053/worlds-workers-rally-on-may-day-france-braces-for-protests.html

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine authorities on Monday prepared to send a search mission near the crater of a restive volcano after they spotted the suspected wreckage of a small plane that went missing with four people on board over the weekend.

Source: https://wtop.com/world/2023/02/high-risk-volcano-search-for-philippine-plane-with-4-onboard/

Not only is Putin’s military depleted and divided, but his economy is a wreck, his citizenry restive and his own strongman reputation tarnished.

Source: https://itemlive.com/2023/12/11/republicans-blocking-aid-to-ukraine-is-next-level-cynicism/

Rising inflation has contributed to a restive mood in France, but at a deeper level the overhaul attempt reveals ingrained attitudes toward work, equated with drudgery, and retirement, equated with the freedom at last to enjoy life.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/world/europe/france-strikes-macron-retirement-age.html

She’s been replaced by GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and it’s unclear what kind of reception restive Republican will give the Democratic president.

Source: https://capitolhillblue.com/node/93466

Some unknown militants on February 12 stormed the house of a police officer and opened indiscriminate firing, injuring eight persons in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, local police said.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/8-injured-in-attack-at-police-officers-house-in-pakistans-north-waziristan/article66500024.ece

Still restive when the war in Vietnam ended and the POWs held in Hanoi came home, the phrases caught new wind.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/12/13/magas-revanchist-roots-a-tale-of-tropes/

The workers were restive about the government’s restructured compensation system.

Source: https://www.iriefm.net/normality-returns-to-registrar-generals-department-following-sick-out/