Synonyms & related words for impatience

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of impatience — including eagerness, hastiness, impulsiveness, anxiousness, avidness, impetuousness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to impatience

Explore words related to impatience — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include restlessness, impatient, exasperation, frustration, fretfulness, petulance, irritability, peevishness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for impatience

Common synonyms for impatience include eagerness, hastiness, impulsiveness, anxiousness, avidness, impetuousness, impetuosity, avidity — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does impatience come from?

The word impatience breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pat-, from Latin patior (“suffer, endure”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.