impatient

Meaning

1. Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.
2. Anxious and eager, especially to begin or have something.
3. (obsolete) Not to be borne; unendurable.
4. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.

Synonyms

quick-tempered

anxious

restless

intolerant

eager

annoyed

hasty

nervous

irritated

short-tempered

irritable

irritating

not enduring

headstrong

tantalized

testy

uneasy

unrestrained

vexed

vexing

impetuous

in a hurry

raring

itchy

it’s no use

jealous

parched

pettish

petulant

rash

solicitous

spineless

tantalised

timid

timorous

troubled

unforgiving

very angry

worried

😟

get impatient

unforbearing

worry about

be out of patience

having little patience

it’s inevitable

can’t stand it

chagrinned

be dying to do something

unable to bear

unenduring

Translations

impatient

impaziente

impaciente

ungeduldig

ongeduldig

ανυπόμονος

frettoloso

impatienter

impacient

impaciente

sabırsız

duldeloos

têtu

pressé

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/

Etymology

Cognate with French: impatient

In summary

From Old French impacient (modern French impatient), from Latin impatiēns. By surface analysis, im- + patient.

Sentences

I was impatient to see it opened .

" Don't be impatient ," he repeated to himself .