impatient

adjective

(ˌ)im-ˈpā-shənt How to pronounce impatient (audio)
Definition of impatientnext
1
as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest she was impatient to give her presentation before the landmark commission

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2
as in complaining
unable or unwilling to endure those airline passengers who are so impatient of delays, even for the most obvious of reasons

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Recent Examples of impatient Frequent elections, impatient constituents and the unrelenting pressure of the news cycle do not provide rewards for gazing into crystal balls or enacting visionary policies whose benefits may only be evident years later. — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 This Pureology Best of Beauty winner works in just three to five minutes, which the impatient crowd will appreciate. — Sarah Han, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026 The biggest name in tech, Elon Musk, gets the most outlandish performance from Ike Barinholtz, who plays the richest man in the world as a cartoonish buffoon who is arguably the only person in Silicon Valley more impatient than Altman. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026 Cheers to being impatient, being blonde, and everything coming full circle. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impatient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impatient
  1. excited
  2. complaining
  3. enthusiastic
  4. intolerant
  5. avid
  6. eager
  7. anxious
  8. hungry
Adjective
  • The gala’s also honoring Denis Villeneuve, which Celmins is excited about.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • That could be a great way to get kids excited about engineering.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of complaining
Adjective
  • The tipster warned that a small number of enthusiastic residents tend to appear over and over in media coverage, skewing public perceptions.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The pontiff and singer wore enthusiastic grins in a snapshot taken during an audience at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of enthusiastic
Adjective
  • There's nothing that the kind and tolerant left loves more than being unkind and intolerant towards people who have a different political perspective.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Today’s amphibians cannot live in marine environments due to their salt-intolerant skin.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of intolerant
Adjective
  • The 49-year-old is also an avid hiker, mountain biker and skier, so Colorado’s outdoor lifestyle was another draw.
    — Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Along with acting, Cerny was an avid racing fan who continued to drive go-karts into his 60s.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of avid
Adjective
  • California voters have rejected a first-in-the-nation tax on the net worth of billionaires following a contentious ballot fight that generated huge spending by some prominent tech leaders eager to stop their taxes from going up.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The console has already appeared at several maker events, where eager kids have punched and kicked its chunky buttons.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of eager
Adjective
  • Everyone’s inner monologue is narrated by no less than author Zadie Smith, whose voice-over’s cool assurance forms a productive contrast with the characters’ anxious scrambling.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Even so, a person calling about an arrest or a custody dispute is just as likely to be anxious, and a voice that sounds human but is not can feel like deception, whatever the law requires.
    — Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of anxious
Adjective
  • Investors hungry for a piece of those profits dove in, pushing some stocks up by double or more.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • After a campaign season filled with outrage against data centers, the midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths.
    — Marc Levy, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of hungry

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“Impatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impatient. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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