1
as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
she was impatient to give her presentation before the landmark commission
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2
as in complaining
unable or unwilling to endure
those airline passengers who are so impatient of delays, even for the most obvious of reasons
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Recent Examples of impatient
Too bad for those impatient to learn more sordid details and see new prosecutions: this could take a while.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
And unlike in the years after the Iran-Iraq War, when Iran had the advantage of a comparatively youthful leadership, Khamenei and his inner circle have become a gerontocracy, and a new generation is increasingly impatient with clerical rule.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Consumers can be brutally impatient with new technology.
—Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Rodriguez said her team got impatient but was ecstatic to see Funez deliver the winner.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
And unlike in the years after the Iran-Iraq War, when Iran had the advantage of a comparatively youthful leadership, Khamenei and his inner circle have become a gerontocracy, and a new generation is increasingly impatient with clerical rule.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Consumers can be brutally impatient with new technology.
—Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Rodriguez said her team got impatient but was ecstatic to see Funez deliver the winner.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impatient
Adjective
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March Madness is here and fans are excited to watch one of the more popular events of the sports calendar year.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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While some locals are excited to gossip about the church, others are much more tight-lipped.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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One of those suits targets Patrick Byrne, the founder of Overstock.com and an avid supporter of President Trump.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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An avid hiker, Lauren knows the importance of dressing appropriately for unexpected weather conditions.—
Lauren Breedlove,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2025
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The American people need to know that Lin-Manuel Miranda is intolerant of people who don't agree with him politically.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Cats that are intolerant to lactose may experience gas, vomiting or diarrhea after eating dairy products.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The fictional couple’s dynamic was one of the most compelling elements of the original series, and fans will be eager to see how their story unfolds in the new chapter.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The test kitchen concept is one that Milo's is eager to share with the community and their biggest fans.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
18 Mar. 2025
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Like Lynch, Coulson was an enthusiastic practitioner of transcendental meditation, which Green was also persuaded to try.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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Then the good fortunes of an enthusiastic screening at France's Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June of 2024 landed the project a theatrical distribution partner in the indie firm, Ketchup Entertainment.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Jacob Tremblay plays Winston's anxious stepson Wade.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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In a time when many workers are anxious about what AI means for their roles, leaders who speak to both the potential and the limits of AI are earning deeper trust and keeping their teams engaged.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But thousands of women, children, and older people – many hungry and some shoeless – trailed behind the troops, doing their best to keep up.—
Barbara Spindel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Mar. 2025
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At the time, fans — hungry for new music from Gaga — speculated that maybe something was in the works.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2025
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Heinlein's book has been the subject of some controversy, as its ardent militarism and unsympathetic rendering of alien antagonists have been widely described as fascist.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The sea of ardent fans answered his call to repeat his tagline, too.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Impatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impatient. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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