impatient

[im-pey-shuhnt] / ɪmˈpeɪ ʃənt /

ADJECTIVE

unable, unwilling to wait

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious eager irritable keen restless testy thirsty

WEAK

abrupt agog antsy appetent ardent athirst avid breathless brusque chafing choleric curt demanding dying to edgy feverish fretful hasty having short fuse headlong hot under collar hot-tempered impetuous indignant intolerant irascible itchy on pins and needles quick-tempered racing one's motor ripe snappy straining sudden unforbearing unindulgent vehement violent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

happy unconcerned unenthusiastic

WEAK

controlled easygoing enduring forbearing laid-back patient tolerant waiting willing

Example Sentences

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“The sphinxes will know we landed. It’s best not to keep them waiting. An impatient sphinx is a dangerous thing.”

From Literature

“I was impatient. I should have gotten to know Coal better first. He would have given them to me.”

From Literature

Then there was an eerily familiar portion: indecisiveness, losing things, frequently late, forgets appointments, impatient, hyperverbal, intense emotions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dodger trotted impatient circles in the middle of the ring of fire, and Akira did what she could to calm him.

From Literature

The owl stared at her long and hard before at last opening its wings and, with an impatient flutter, landing beside her on the sill.

From Literature

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