impatiently

adverb

1
as in excitedly

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2
as in impetuously

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Recent Examples of impatiently The taller daughter has earbuds plugged into her ears, impatiently tapping her lace-up boots. — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026 As New York Knicks fans impatiently await Saturday evening, the hopes and dreams of millions have become fixed on one undeniable truth — the team is only one game away from winning an NBA championship. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026 And there’s nothing more excruciating than sweating bullets while impatiently waiting for the machine to lock up, signaling the ice cream is ready to eat. — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 31 May 2026 Both Donald and Si attended Syracuse University for a while but leaped impatiently into the family business well before graduation. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 29 May 2026 All four keep impatiently cutting each other off, snatching the phone back and forth. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 19 May 2026 Bum-seok listens impatiently to their second-hand accounts of tiger tracks being sighted in the mountains, leading them to assume the animal must have wandered all the way down from Siberia. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026 Drivers have been patiently and impatiently waiting to race again. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026 With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impatiently
  1. excitedly
  2. impetuously
  3. eagerly
  4. hurriedly
  5. avidly
  6. impulsively
  7. enthusiastically
  8. recklessly
Adverb
  • The cast excitedly looked around the room, clearly expecting Minogue herself to join them.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
  • On @costcohotfinds’ post, fans excitedly discussed the new drop.
    — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 29 July 2026
Definition of excitedly
Adverb
  • Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.
    — Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Definition of impetuously
Adverb
  • With their next Paris Fashion Week show set for September, fashion connoisseurs are eagerly waiting to see what’s next.
    — Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • You may already be accustomed to changing channels frequently since the NFL eagerly slices up its schedule across multiple networks.
    — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of eagerly
Adverb
  • Bouncing hurriedly in my direction was a bright-eyed kid with a huge smile.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
  • The final vehicles before the arrival of the race convoy are hurriedly rushed off-course, officials in dark blue polo shirts whistling them through.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of hurriedly
Adverb
  • The couple were deeply involved in literary circles, collected books avidly, read voraciously as well as penning various works.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • Yet years spent avidly collecting the pieces naturally left a mark in his approach.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Definition of avidly
Adverb
  • With his plans for the summer nixed, Tony lifts a handful of cash from his dad’s wallet and impulsively follows Nancy to the former fishing port on the tip of Cape Cod.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026
  • After midnight may be becoming the new prime time for online shopping, especially for Gen Zers, who impulsively overspend during those hours more than any other age groups, a new survey showed.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Definition of impulsively
Adverb
  • Loving something enthusiastically—a person, or an artist and their art—always risks embarrassment and the loss of dignity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Whether golfers and prospective homeowners embrace that vision as enthusiastically as investors have may ultimately determine whether the strategy succeeds.
    — Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of enthusiastically
Adverb
  • Hal recklessly careens between personal ambition and marital loyalty.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities on Sunday arrested Jacob Williams Haskins on suspicion of recklessly causing a fire, the Cal Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit said in a news release Monday.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Definition of recklessly

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“Impatiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impatiently. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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