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   im·pa·tient

   /imˈpāSHənt/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked: "an impatient motorist blaring his horn" Similar irritatedannoyedangrytestytetchysnappycrosscrabbymoodygrumpyquerulousfretfulpeevishpeevedpiqueddiscontenteddispleaseddisgruntledintolerantshort-temperedquick-temperedabruptcurtbrusqueterseshortinformal:aggravatedgrouchynarkednarkyrattyeggyshirtyOpposite pleased
   • ▪ intolerant of: "a man impatient of bureaucracy"
   • 2. restlessly eager: "they are impatient for change" Similar restlessrestiveagitatednervousanxiousill at easefretfuledgyjumpyjitteryworked upkeyed upnervyinformal:twitchyuptightanxiouseagerkeenaviddesirousyearninglongingachinginformal:itchingdyingraringgaggingstraining at the leashOpposite calmindifferentreluctant

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘lacking patience’ and ‘unbearable’): via Old French from Latin impatient- ‘not bearing, impatient’, from in- ‘not’ + pati ‘suffer, bear’.

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   Synonyms for IMPATIENT: excited, avid, eager, enthusiastic, anxious, hungry, ardent, keen; Antonyms of IMPATIENT: indifferent, apathetic, uninterested, unenthusiastic, unconcerned, disinterested, casual, nonchalant.

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   short-tempered. formal. I found her to be rather short-tempered. cantankerous. He's getting a bit cantankerous in his old age. petulant. disapproving. She can be very petulant at times. surly. We were served by a very surly waiter. Antonym and example. patient. She's so patient with the children.

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   Antonym and example. patient. She's so patient with the children. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of impatient. See words related to impatient. angry. madinformal. soreUSinformal. annoyed. irritated. frustrated. furious. irate.