Antonyms for impatient
ɪmˈpeɪ ʃəntim·pa·tient

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1. impatient

   One is eager who impatiently desires to accomplish some end; one is earnest with a desire that is less impatient, but more deep, resolute, and constant; one is anxious with a desire that foresees rather the pain of disappointment than the delight of attainment. One is eager for the gratification of any appetite or passion; he is earnest in conviction, purpose, or character. Eager usually refers to some specific and immediate satisfaction, earnest to something permanent and enduring; the patriotic soldier is earnest in his devotion to his country, eager for a decisive battle.

   Antonyms:
   apathetic, calm, careless, cold, cool, dispassionate, frigid, heedless, indifferent, negligent, phlegmatic, purposeless, regardless, stolid, stony, stupid, unconcerned, uninterested, unmindful, unmoved

   Synonyms:
   animated, anxious, ardent, burning, desirous, eager, earnest, enthusiastic, fervent, glowing, hot, impetuous, importunate, intense, intent, keen, longing, vehement, yearning, zealous

   Preposition:
   Eager for (more rarely after) favor, honor, etc.; eager in pursuit.

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1. impatientadjective

   restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition

   "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism"

   Antonyms:
   patient of, persevering, enduring, patient, diligent, longanimous, uneager, long-suffering, forbearing, unhurried, tolerant

   Synonyms:
   impatient(p), raring(p)

2. impatient(p), raring(p)adjective

   (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness

   "impatient to begin"; "raring to go"

   Antonyms:
   persevering, long-suffering, forbearing, unhurried, longanimous, patient, tolerant, patient of, uneager, diligent, enduring

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1. impatientadjective

   Synonyms:
   restless, restive, fretful, eager, impetuous

How to use impatient in a sentence?

1. Rika Kihira:

   My goal was to get the first place twice in a row... so I became a little bit impatient because of my first mistake in the Axel. But I was able to recalculate and reassemble the structure of my performance, i tried to switch my mind and focus on the next element right away after my mistake. It was good experience for me to prepare for the next competition.

2. Michel Hockx:

   People who are aware of what education systems are like in other parts of the world are becoming increasingly impatient with the Chinese education system, it has an enormous emphasis on rote learning, classes can spend ludicrous amounts of time repeating the same things again and again, it often doesn't value creativity.

3. Herbert Hensley Henson:

   Men are doubtful and skeptical about the Church they suspect and dislike the clergy they are impatient of theological systems but for Jesus Christ, as he stand out to view in the sacred pages, as they dimly realize him in their own best selves, as they catch faint traces of him in the lives of his saints, they have no other sentiments than those of respect and affection.

4. Italian Proverb:

   He who is not impatient is not in love.

5. Gwyneth Paltrow:

   Ben Platt and Jessica Lange have such a strong friendship and deep knowledge of the other, so it was very easy, i can be very impatient with acting these days, and Ben Platt was really good at wrangling that impatient side.

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