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Showing words for RESTIVE using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Restive

restive, sertive, servite, sievert, stiever, veriest, verites

6 Letter Words for Restive

estive, everts, evites, reives, resite, reties, revest, revets, revies, revise, rieves, rivets, servet, setier, sevier, siever, sterve, stieve, stiver, strive, trevis, verist, verite, verset, verste, vester

5 Letter Words for Restive

ester, estre, evert, evets, evite, isere, iters, reest, reist, reive, reset, resit, retes, retie, revet, revie, rieve, rites, rives, rivet, serve, sever, sieve, siver, steer, stere, steri, steve, stire, stive, teers, teise, terse, tiers, tires, tirve, tiver, trees, tries, tsere, veers, verse, verst, verts, veter, viers

4 Letter Words for Restive

eire, eres, erie, eris, erse, erst, ever, eves, evet, ires, iter, rees, reet, reit, rest, rete, rets, reve, revs, ries, rise, rist, rite, rits, rive, seer, seir, seit, sere, sert, serv, seve, sier, sire, site, ster, stie, stir, stre, teer, tees, tier, ties, tire, tree, tres, trie, veer, vees, veri, vers, vert, vese, vest, vets, vier, vies, vise, vite

3 Letter Words for Restive

eer, eir, ere, ers, ert, ese, esr, est, eve, ire, irs, ise, ist, its, ive, ree, rei, res, rev, rie, rit, riv, rte, rti, see, sei, ser, set, sie, sir, sit, sri, str, tee, ter, tes, tie, tis, tri, trs, tsi, vee, vei, ver, vet, vie, vis

Definitions for Restive

[1] impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
[2] refractory; stubborn.
[3] refusing to go forward; balky: a restive horse.
[4] restless, nervous, or uneasy
[5] impatient of control or authority

Words related to Restive

restless, uneasy, tense, unruly, recalcitrant, agitated, jittery, fractious, balky, contrary, edgy, fidgety, fretful, froward, jumpy, nervy, obstinate, ornery, perverse, refractory

Words nearby Restive

resting cell, resting place, resting tidal volume, restitute, restitution, restive, restless, restless cavy, restless legs syndrome, resto, restock

Origin of Restive

1375–1425; rest2 + -ive; replacing late Middle English restif stationary, balking < Old French: inert

Words that may be confused with Restive

restful, restive

Other words from Restive

res·tive·ly , adverb
res·tive·ness , noun

Word origin for Restive

C16: from Old French restif balky, from rester to remain

Synonyms for Restive

agitated, fractious, jittery, recalcitrant, restless, tense, uneasy, unruly, balky, contrary, edgy, fidgety, fretful, froward, ill at ease, jumpy, nervy, obstinate, on edge, ornery, perverse, refractory, stubborn, unyielding, uptight