Synonyms for impatient
ɪmˈpeɪ ʃənt

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1. impatient(adj)

   restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition

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

   Synonyms:
   impatient(p), raring(p)

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

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

   (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

English Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

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.

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

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

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. impatient(a.)

   Synonyms:
   unquiet, uneasy, restless

2. impatient(a.)

   Synonyms:
   hasty, precipitate, vehement, impetuous, eager

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. impatient(a)

   Synonyms:
   restless, restive, fretful, eager, impetuous

PPDB, the paraphrase database(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "impatient":

   eager, anxious, excited

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How to use impatient in a sentence?

1. Ash Barty:

   It’s absolutely fantastic to be back. I’ve genuinely missed this so much, i have been getting a little bit impatient the last two or three months, getting ready to play.

2. Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   I know that the people are impatient and want fast answers but fast answers are often the wrong answers.

3. James Goldsmith:

   None has more frequent conversations with a disagreeable self than the man of pleasure; his enthusiasms are but few and transient; his appetites, like angry creditors, are continually making fruitless demands for what he is unable to pay; and the greater his former pleasures, the more strong his regret, the more impatient his expectations. A life of pleasure is, therefore, the most unpleasing life.

4. Italian Proverb:

   He who is not impatient is not in love.

5. Ilkka Ruostetsaari:

   Sipila is rather impatient, he isn't used to long negotiations with the unions, for example, which is the custom in Finnish politics. He leads with a company executive style, moving ahead quickly.

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