IMPATIENCE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

impatience

noun

(ˌ)im-ˈpā-shən(t)s

Definition of impatience

as in enthusiasm

urgent desire or interest the child's impatience for Christmas morning is engaging

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Recent Examples of impatience In both cases, there is something at once magisterial and leadenly self-regarding about the melancholic rhythms of Cusk’s prose, with its stiff and stately syntax and its utter impatience with the real vagaries of difference. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 Edibles are frequently absorbed unevenly and impatience is one of the most common reasons first-timers end up overdoing it. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 This style of theft, known as distillation, is often driven by impatience, fear of competitive failure, or doubts about one’s own ingenuity. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 The Aries Moon in your 9th House of Beliefs squares Mercury in your private 12th house, so impatience, assumptions, or quiet anxiety could distort the plan. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impatience

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Noun

Rubin nods along to those moments — which could have been trimmed and transformed JAŸ-Z in 8 into JAŸ-Z in 6 or maybe JAŸ-Z in 4 — with the same enthusiasm as when Carter actually breaks something down perceptively.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
But Husted may not need to generate much enthusiasm of his own.

— Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of enthusiasm

Noun

Expect art displays from local artists and makers, live music and performances, mouthwatering grub, and a thirst-quenching beer and margarita booth.

— Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 15 Sep. 2026
McCaffrey dealt with cramps in the first half and finished with 10 carries for 68 yards, while the rookie Black showed his thirst for contact and speed with 14 carries for 65 yards.

— Vic Tafur, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of thirst

Noun

Amiri finally found an apartment with an elevator big enough for his three kids, but is experiencing the downside of the excitement surrounding Celine Dion’s return to the stage with a residency at Paris La Défense Arena.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
The reaction was overwhelmingly positive after feeling prioritized by management, which was followed by the excitement of seeing a press release go live and be picked up by the media.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of excitement

Noun

His efforts to interfere with his own facility were an expression both of his dividedness and of his deep hunger for freedom.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Maybe my argument was so strong, the AI would realize that its tech overlords were using this insanely powerful technology not to solve hunger or climate change, but to make reading less essential.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of hunger

Noun

The market has already shown a voracious appetite for companies demonstrating copious free cash flows at a time when it's become scarce.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
What everyone was caught up in was an appetite with a longer history than the social media platforms now feeding it.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of appetite

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