Synonyms of impatience

impatience

noun

(ˌ)im-ˈpā-shən(t)s 

as in enthusiasm

urgent desire or interest

the child's impatience for Christmas morning is engaging

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enthusiasm
• thirst
• excitement
• hunger
• appetite
• eagerness
• desirousness
• lust
• ardor
• avidity
• keenness
• ambition
• passion
• zeal
• readiness
• alacrity
• avidness
• quickness
• willingness
• warmth
• zest
• gusto
• fervency
• amenability
• appetence
• appetency

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifference
• apathy
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• insouciance
• casualness
• detachment
• aloofness
• languor
• impassivity
• lukewarmness
• languidness
• halfheartedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impatience

Bell has had to battle his own impatience in his rehab, and now wouldn’t be the time to turn back on that. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

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