Synonym: anxious, eager, intolerant, restless. Antonym: patient. Similar words: impatience, patient, patience, compatible, compatibility, impairment, incompatibility, orientation. Meaning: [ɪm'peɪʃnt] adj. 1. restless or short of temper under delay or opposition 2. (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness.
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91 The new minister was almost immediately the object of attack by politicians and press impatient for results.
92 They are counting on Lebed growing impatient and making mistakes that alienate public opinion.
93 I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best. Marilyn Monroe
94 Emerging from beneath the spray of the shower, she dried herself briskly before dressing with impatient fingers.
95 She laughs, shouts, refuses to give her age and is impatient to explain her problems.
96 The ruggedly handsome face looked impatient and his size was quite intimidating.
97 The temple of the Sun at Cuzco appeared a veritable gold-mine to the impatient conquerors.
98 An impatient mob broke down the doors, took possession of the station, and commandeered the trains without paying their fares.
99 This troubled them a bit because they were impatient to learn.
100 Everyone was out, and she was impatient for them all to come in.
101 When finally he fitted his lean hips into the cradle of hers she was ready for him, impatient for his possession.
102 An impatient, callous thrust which ended in her impalement to the hilt.
103 Her ability to keep the notoriously impatient monarch amused was greatly appreciated in royal circles.
104 Silber is an impatient, some might say petulant, player on the local political scene.
105 All the talk of weddings made Anne feel downhearted and impatient with the secrecy that John insisted on.
106 He spoke seldom, but he was never impatient with her, always kind, a companionable father figure.
107 She is impatient with the statusquo and the traditional style of decision-making by compromising with the major interests.
108 She let me prove it, but I was too impatient and proved nothing.
109 The rock-walled chimney slid downward, she floated toward the surface with her head tilted back, impatient for the upper world.
110 Chances are your stomach gets knotted and you feel distracted, restless, impatient.
111 Dexter jigged his toes on the floor of Blanche's office, impatient for the night to slip away quickly.
112 He was not about to be railroaded by some impatient young woman.
113 When the Guardian arrived half an hour later, she plucked it from the letter-box with impatient hands.
114 But also added that he easily became impatient with any intellect inferior to his own.
115 Its big annual event in Dade County, a banquet honoring the judiciary, just made me impatient. Sentencedict.com
116 Often, conservative ex-communists, impatient radicals or politicians seeking to capitalize on popular discontent can give presidents a hard ride.
117 He felt offended that she couldn't say yes and impatient with her hesitation, blaming Katherine for his own confusion.
118 Chesnais, impatient for action, had preceded them, and he and Egbert Rose were escorted into the Grand Presence.
119 Gary grew impatient and finally gave vent to his anger.
120 The more rabid federalists became impatient with procedural delays and wanted to effect a return to the federal system at once.
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