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noun

ˈpā-shənt How to pronounce patient (audio)
Definition of patientnext
as in case
an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment the nurse asked the patient to change into a paper gown

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adjective

ˈpā-shənt How to pronounce patient (audio)
1
as in stoic
accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint you were very patient about having to wait for me for so long

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2
as in persistent
continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement a patient effort to finish college despite the mounting debts

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Recent Examples of patient
Noun
And as the popularity of wearable devices increase, and the tech improves, more doctors and patients are using the tech to help track and monitor heart rate and other health data. — Michelle Marchante september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 Taking a few extra seconds to open the real app could protect your patient account and your computer. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Adjective
The agency instructed hospitals to share detailed patient information for more than 10,000 types of injuries or conditions, such as vaccine reactions, suicide attempts, or stingray stabs. — CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 Differences fell within statistical noise everywhere, including on patient names specifically. — David Talby, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patient
  1. case
  2. stoic
  3. persistent
  4. victim
  5. obedient
  6. insistent
  7. passive
  8. subordinate
Noun
  • In 2024 and 2025, 29,404 people were arrested in stalking cases, of which only 1,187 had court applications brought against them.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
  • José Dias Toffoli, who previously stepped down from overseeing the Banco Master case because of his links to Vorcaro, also refused to vote.
    — MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of case
Adjective
  • Clancy appeared upset during the sidebar but returned to the defense table with a stoic expression.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
  • On the other side of the bench, Davis’ son remains stoic, but closes his eyes, leaning against the uncomfortable cloth seats, devastated at the prospect of losing his father to the penitentiary system.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of stoic
Adjective
  • This reality, intensified by persistent inflation, is why the 60/30/10 budgeting method has been rising in popularity.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Now, experts fear a persistent failure is colliding with a rapid expansion of immigration enforcement — one pushed to deliver record numbers of arrests, increasingly aided by state and local police and operating with fewer internal checks.
    — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of persistent
Noun
  • The victims and the first responders were honored before the game.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In practice, though, victims of instant-payment fraud often recover little.
    — Pawan Jain, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of victim
Adjective
  • Reflecting on her obedient past as a child actor, Panettiere told THR that that pressure ultimately took a toll on her.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The native, late summer-blooming obedient plant is a showy addition to your garden.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of obedient
Adjective
  • That’s why the league has been so insistent on returning to the same markets each year.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • And the insistent focus on Archambault to exclusion of all else does force Menochet’s sober gravitas to do a lot of the heavy lifting in terms of communicating the inner conflict and existential anguish with which all of the team must be struggling.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of insistent
Adjective
  • If Ozlo delivers adaptive features in future updates, sleep earbuds shift from passive tools to active coaching devices.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Once thousands of people were streaming across the border on July 30, a Defense Ministry intelligence report issued that day stated that Moroccan forces were passive and acted negligently to stop migrants.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of passive
Adjective
  • Johnson frequently uses his saxophone to control a sampler or drum machine, triggering changes in loops and effects, but the technology is ultimately subordinate to physical expression.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2026
  • If true, then the wearer wasn’t a man named Pilate, but a subordinate or enslaved person under his oversight who used the ring as a wax or clay seal for various materials and documents.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Patient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patient. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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