Word IMPATIENT: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

impatient

🇺🇸 [ɪmˈpeɪʃənt]

Meanings

Not willing to wait or tolerate delay, showing frustration or irritation due to waiting or things not happening fast enough. It often implies a lack of tolerance for slow progress or events.

Examples

• He became impatient waiting for the bus in the rain.
• She was impatient with the long line at the store.
• The manager was impatient with the slow progress of the project.

Synonyms

restless • irritable • eager

Antonyms

patient • tolerant • calm