Synonyms of patient

patient 1 of 2

noun

ˈpā-shənt 

as in case

an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment

the nurse asked the patient to change into a paper gown

Synonyms & Similar Words

• case
• victim
• inpatient
• outpatient
• sufferer
• convalescent
• rehabilitant
• nursling

patient

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adjective

ˈpā-shənt 

1

as in stoic

accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint

you were very patient about having to wait for me for so long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stoic
• obedient
• passive
• subordinate
• forbearing
• long-suffering
• collected
• stoical
• uncomplaining
• willing
• obliging
• tolerant
• restrained
• composed
• resigned
• acquiescent
• compliant
• lenient
• repressed
• disciplined
• submissive
• complying
• docile
• amiable
• yielding
• tractable
• conformist
• amenable
• placable
• contained
• subservient
• law-abiding
• unresponsive
• constrained
• slavish
• inhibited
• uncaring
• agreeable
• unresistant
• apathetic
• curbed
• self-controlled
• self-contained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impatient
• complaining
• protesting
• fed up
• weary
• tired
• bored
• resistant
• defiant
• kvetching
• kvetchy
• refractory
• contrary
• recalcitrant
• rebellious
• disobedient
• intractable
• unmanageable
• insubordinate
• unruly
• ungovernable

2

as in persistent

continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement

a patient effort to finish college despite the mounting debts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• persistent
• insistent
• determined
• resolute
• stubborn
• steadfast
• loyal
• dedicated
• dogged
• tenacious
• persevering
• steady
• relentless
• true
• constant
• pertinacious
• positive
• faithful
• adamant
• staunch
• willful
• firm
• certain
• sure
• good
• hardened
• resolved
• assured
• obstinate
• resistant
• intent
• devoted
• hard
• obdurate
• peevish
• wilful
• headstrong
• unyielding
• hardheaded
• unfaltering
• unregenerate
• implacable
• wayward
• opinionated
• unhesitating
• mulish
• perverse
• single-minded
• pigheaded
• bullheaded
• unwavering
• indurate
• stern
• self-willed
• wrongheaded
• unrelenting
• indomitable
• unbending
• stiff-necked
• inflexible
• unflinching
• stanch
• unconquerable
• hell-bent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yielding
• surrendering
• quitting
• hesitant
• faltering
• irresolute
• treacherous
• false
• disloyal
• fickle
• inconstant
• faithless
• perfidious
• traitorous
• hesitating
• wavering
• vacillating

Examples of patient in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

By comparison, Medicare Advantage plans receive about $365 in payments when patients visit a doctor's office or other health care facility. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024

Since the storm, Hurley said, the group has been helping patients consider their options for rescheduling care. —Ariel Wittenberg, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024

Adjective

In between that, however, the Dodgers built a couple of big innings, sticking to their patient plan against Mets left-hander José Quintana. —Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024

Rocking Horse hired patient navigators fluent in Haitian Creole, one of the two official languages of Haiti. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024