impatient
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Synonyms & Antonyms for impatient
Synonyms
agog, antsy, anxious, ardent, athirst, avid, crazy, desirous, eager, enthused, enthusiastic, excited, geeked [slang], great, greedy, gung ho, hepped up, hopped-up, hot, hungry, juiced, keen, nuts, pumped, raring, solicitous, stoked [slang], thirsty, voracious, wild
Antonyms
apathetic, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic
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Minutes before Ricci went in to see the judge for a third time, Vincent was growing impatient. — Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, ""I fear for our lives": Asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico face danger and desperation," 13 Aug. 2019 While many local theater artists are impatient for change, all four of the leaders interviewed said listening will be as important as acting this year. — Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, "A spotlight on change in local theater scene," 7 Aug. 2019 The reader senses the coming shift in perspective, and is impatient for it. — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, "“Fleishman Is in Trouble” Turns the Marriage Novel Inside-Out," 27 June 2019 But Beijing has gotten impatient and tried to pull Hong Kong closer under its control. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "Hong Kong airport protests escalate with canceled flights and police standoffs," 13 Aug. 2019 Ironically, Ruthie was getting impatient, having planned her engagement ring design down to a tee. — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Ruthie Friedlander & Steven Chaiken Had The Ultimate New York City Wedding—With a Unicorn Color Palette & Chinese Takeaway," 17 July 2019 Please forgive me if this sounds a little impatient, even anxious. — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, "Hyde: New Dolphins, Hurricanes eras start with wondering who has a quarterback | Commentary," 5 Aug. 2019 The New Nationalism puts the national need before the sectional…It is impatient of the impotence which springs from over-division of governmental powers. — Nate Hochman, National Review, "A Big-Government Nationalism, or a Burkean One?," 25 July 2019 Perot achieved it by defining his message as tough love, the blunt observations of a rich man who didn’t need political glory and was too impatient to pander. — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "Bitter medicine of Perot’s 1992 campaign wouldn’t sell today," 10 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'impatient.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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