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impatience

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of impatience

urgent desire or interest

the childʼs impatience for Christmas morning is engaging

Synonyms of impatience

appetite, ardor, avidity, avidness, desirousness, eagerness, enthusiasm, excitement, hunger, keenness, lust, thirst

Words Related to impatience

alacrity, quickness

ambition, gusto, zest

appetence, appetency, fervency, passion, warmth, zeal

amenability, readiness, willingness

Near Antonyms of impatience

casualness, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

aloofness, detachment

impassivity, languidness, languor

halfheartedness, lukewarmness

Antonyms of impatience

apathy, indifference

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