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
Police said the incident happened when Connolly grew impatient as Lawren was not leaving the room quickly enough.
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Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
According to Guto Hari, director of communications for Boris Johnson, the Conservative ex-prime minister who backed the project, voters became more impatient after Brexit.
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Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Dome-eyed and impatient, the herd was already assembled at the fenceline.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Contrast this impatient climate with the reality of the New York Knicks organization.
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Melissa Dawn Simkins,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
According to Guto Hari, director of communications for Boris Johnson, the Conservative ex-prime minister who backed the project, voters became more impatient after Brexit.
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Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Dome-eyed and impatient, the herd was already assembled at the fenceline.
—
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Contrast this impatient climate with the reality of the New York Knicks organization.
—
Melissa Dawn Simkins,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for impatient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impatient
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The 21-year-old was nervous and excited putting on the Lakers’ gold jersey Friday at Chase Center.
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Mauricio Umansky, Richards' estranged husband, is just as excited for the family's new addition.
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An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer.
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China, the world's top crude importer, has not been particularly enthusiastic about purchasing Iranian oil, despite traditionally being the main buyer of the country's energy.
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None of these kids sits at the top of the Australian rankings, but behind them is a team of enthusiastic parents who formed a non-profit – Red Dirt Australian Rodeo – to raise money for the trip.
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Most aphids are heat-intolerant and will disappear by midsummer.
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Americans may have become too intolerant of heat, but this is patently ridiculous.
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Morse, a progressive Republican from Wisconsin and an avid Cold Warrior, had been elected to the Senate from Oregon but left the Republican Party in part because of its failure to denounce Joseph McCarthy and, in 1955, became a Democrat.
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Hiking in particular requires much less guiding and support than cycling and many avid hikers are totally confident on their own.
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Brown, though, is in the prime of his career and no doubt eager to prove the Celtics wrong for trading him after a decade in Boston.
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Up in arms about the way the government has been controlling the food supply, the common folk are eager to test their newfound democratic power.
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Max is accompanied on his adventures by anxious robot C-3PO AB Sitter, and FX, a magical alien masquerading as a toy who can turn the kid's implausibly impressive sand sculptures into fully functioning robots.
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America’s centennial in 1876 was celebrated with a grand exhibition that projected an image of national unity and inventiveness in the anxious aftermath of civil war and recession.
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But be warned, reservations are a must — BoccaLupo is bustling with hungry diners from open to close.
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Reinventing the aliens' origin story — as nomadic, resource-hungry scavengers — just made sense in the cynical '90s.
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“Impatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impatient. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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