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
Reese said pedestrians sometimes become impatient when trains stop downtown and block intersections and crosswalks.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Given Sunderland trailed in 16th in the Championship last May and had no permanent manager, fans were entitled to be impatient.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 8 May 2025
But one of the Red Sox's most productive bats is not even on the major league roster, and even the team's president, Sam Kennedy, is impatient to see the organization's top prospect, Roman Anthony, at Fenway Park.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
With Wick still alive, an impatient Marquis Vincent Bisset de Gramont swaps places with Caine to end the duel.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Given Sunderland trailed in 16th in the Championship last May and had no permanent manager, fans were entitled to be impatient.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 8 May 2025
But one of the Red Sox's most productive bats is not even on the major league roster, and even the team's president, Sam Kennedy, is impatient to see the organization's top prospect, Roman Anthony, at Fenway Park.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
With Wick still alive, an impatient Marquis Vincent Bisset de Gramont swaps places with Caine to end the duel.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impatient
Adjective
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But for his versatility, the variety in his attacking link-up and movement, and his ever-presence in a tough City season, there is reason to be excited for what lies ahead.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Artist Tina Birkhoff said this was her first year displaying her work at the event and was very excited to be at the show over the weekend.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Xu is an avid Gold State Warriors basketball fan but has a soft spot for the Chicago Bulls, having spent many years in Illinois.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
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An avid cyclist and mountaineer, Williams has summited six of the seven highest peaks on Earth, including Mt. Everest.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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Moto Moto, run by the spunky Rashida (Arica Jackson) and emceed by the exuberant Ahmed (Nick Rashad Burroughs) becomes a hotbed of heterogeneity (there’s even a shaman) in a culture that is otherwise intolerant of mixing.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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We were just expected to be OK with it, to shove down our discomfort, our embarrassment, our fear, because standing up for ourselves would mean being labeled as intolerant or hateful or bigoted.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
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And fans also will be eager to watch the team play again.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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Against this backdrop of uncertainty, Dawkins is eager to get back on the court.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2025
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We are primed to value privileged or secret wisdom, vulnerable to flattery and suggestion, and enthusiastic about major leaps forward in scientific potential.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2025
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Her personality will be a great addition to a loving, supportive and enthusiastic family.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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In the novel’s historical re-creation, is there an anxious note to Americans now losing themselves in accommodation?—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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An inaccurate diagnosis might lead to unnecessary or risky treatment, and a false positive can cause stress by requiring additional tests and anxious waits for results.—
Max Votek,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Though she’s excelled on the NCAA stage – helping LSU to its 2024 title and earning multiple SEC titles, McClain is hungry for more.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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But after the county launched an aggressive public campaign to educate residents about securing garbage containers that attract hungry bears with no access to a natural food supply, incident reports plummeted.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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But a groundswell of protest art was answering the call with a new kind of ardent feeling that damned the false piety and hypocrisy of homophobic Christian doctrine.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Most were, like O’Neil, young and ardent admirers of the actor, who at that point was between movies and had a different kind of creative itch to scratch.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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“Impatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impatient. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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