impatient | Definition of impatient

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

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

Antonyms of impatient

abiding, enduring, forbearing, patient, tolerant