as in enthusiasm
urgent desire or interest
the child's impatience for Christmas morning is engaging
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Recent Examples of impatience
When Chelsea pressures him into a meditation session, Rick informs Amrita about his unhappy childhood with a mix of impatience and heartbreaking resignation.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Interestingly, what did not seem to matter to impatience was the length of the delay by itself.
—Christian B. Miller, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Celebrated for his vision, he also was criticized for his short temper, impatience, and lack of empathy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2025
Experts suggest that aggression on the road often stems from stress, impatience and the sense of detachment drivers feel inside their vehicles.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Interestingly, what did not seem to matter to impatience was the length of the delay by itself.
—Christian B. Miller, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Celebrated for his vision, he also was criticized for his short temper, impatience, and lack of empathy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2025
Experts suggest that aggression on the road often stems from stress, impatience and the sense of detachment drivers feel inside their vehicles.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impatience
Noun
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Together Employee engagement reflects employees’ involvement and enthusiasm in their work and workplace, and language plays a major role in shaping that experience.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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With such unprecedented headwinds, the party actually did OK after Biden left the race: Kamala Harris boosted party members' enthusiasm and avoided a wipeout.—
Alex Thompson,
Axios,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The track finds Rocky taking a lyrical jab at former affiliates of his crew, attributing their conduct to their own thirst for success and fame.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Wayne took out an ad of his own, distancing himself as much as possible from Wills' thirst.—
Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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For that much money, there’s no telling what kind of marketing push could be funded to drive GTA fans crazy with excitement and anticipation.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Though the photo sparked plenty of theories and excitement online, Palay remains realistic about its value.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Millions of children across the globe will suffer from hunger and disease because Trump would rather see tons of food from American farmers rot on the docks than shipped to where they are desperately needed.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2025
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The New York Times visited five new data center campuses in California, Utah, Texas and Oklahoma and spoke with more than 50 executives, engineers, entrepreneurs and electricians to tell the story of the tech industry’s insatiable hunger for this new kind of computing.—
Cade Metz,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, the same White House’s chaotic trade policy is undermining financial markets’ appetite for risk, leaving bitcoin in limbo, more than 20% off from its record high in January.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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In their effort to mimic real meat, these companies have left consumers perplexed and without appetite.—
Clara Ludmir,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Impatience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impatience. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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