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impatient

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of impatient

1 showing urgent desire or interest

  • she was impatient to give her presentation before the landmark commission
Synonyms of impatient

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
Words Related to impatient

engaged, interested

happy, hung up, obsessed

ambitious, appetent, covetous, craving, hankering, longing, pining

breathless, restive, restless

amenable, disposed, game, glad, inclined, ready, unreluctant, willing
Phrases Synonymous with impatient

champing at the bit, chomping at the bit
Near Antonyms of impatient

casual, incurious, insouciant, nonchalant, unconcerned, uninterested

aloof, detached, disinterested

impassive, stolid

halfhearted, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, lukewarm, spiritless

averse, disinclined, hesitant, loath (also loth), reluctant, unwilling
Antonyms of impatient

apathetic, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic

2 unable or unwilling to endure

  • those airline passengers who are so impatient of delays, even for the most obvious of reasons
Synonyms of impatient

intolerant
Words Related to impatient

uncompromising, unforgiving, unyielding

complaining, fussing, griping, grumbling, kvetching, protesting, squawking, whining
Near Antonyms of impatient

accepting, forgiving, long-suffering, resigned, uncomplaining, willing

indulgent
Antonyms of impatient

abiding, enduring, forbearing, patient, tolerant

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