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Restless vs Tired - What's the difference?

restless | tired |

As adjectives the difference between restless and tired

is that restless is not allowing or affording rest while tired is in need of some rest or sleep.

As a verb tired is

past tense of tire.

restless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not allowing or affording rest.
    • The night before his wedding was a restless one.
  • Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving.
    • He was a restless child.
    She sat, restless and nervous, and tried to concentrate.
  • Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented.
    • A restless ambition.
  • Deprived of rest or sleep.
    • They remained restless , sitting by the window the entire night.

    Derived terms

    * restlessly * restlessness

    Synonyms

    * antsy

    References

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    tired

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (tire)

    • Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • In need of some rest or sleep.
  • Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.
    • I'm tired of this
  • Overused]], [[cliché.
    • a tired song

    Usage notes

    * Adverbs often applied to "tired": physically, mentally, emotionally.

    Synonyms

    * exhausted * fatigued * sleepy * See also * See also

    See also

    * I am tired * sick and tired * that tired feeling

    Anagrams

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