restive
4 antonyms for restive — opposites grouped by meaning.
Adj — Feeling restless because you are being made to wait or are under someone else's control.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Feeling restless because you are being made to wait or are under someone else's control.
“The horses were now more restive than ever, and Johann was trying to hold them in.”
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Etymology
A modification of the earlier restiff, from Middle English restyf, from Old French restif, from rester (“to stay, remain”), from Latin restō. It shares an etymology with rest ("to remain," now obsolete). Merriam-Webster notes that the word was originally used of horses that disobeyed commands, so it presumably broadene...
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