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

The convention -- part rally, part fundraiser -- comes as Republicans try to boost enthusiasm heading into the final stretch before Election Day.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
The move was sure to spark criticism that the president was paying Americans to vote Republican as the party struggles to match Democrats’ enthusiasm and faces a challenging midterm outlook.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of enthusiasm

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

More than half the population is estimated to need humanitarian assistance because of surging gang violence amid deepening poverty and hunger.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
For more than 40 years, Weld Food Bank has been fighting hunger across all of Weld County.

— Libby Smith, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of hunger

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