impatient
Unable to wait
Impatient describes someone who cannot tolerate waiting or delay: The impatient crowd grew restless.
It suggests frustration with slowness or obstacles: She was impatient with his excuses.
To be impatient for something is to want it eagerly and immediately: impatient for change, impatient to get started.
Nervously unable to settle
- antsyRestlessly eager or nervous
- twitchyNervously prone to spasms
- squirmyInclined to wriggle
- restiveStubbornly resistant to control
agitated · unsettled · jumpy · hyperactive · pacing · clock-watching · toe-tapping · sighing
Annoyed by obstacles
- snappyQuick and clever
- testyShort-tempered, easily provoked
- grumpyIrritable in temperament
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
touchy · tetchy · peevish · petulant · irascible · grouchy · cantankerous · short-tempered
Done too quickly
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- speedyCharacterized by quickness
- swiftMoving with speed
quick · importunate · pressing · urgent · demanding · insistent · persistent · pushy
Uneasy and apprehensive
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- tenseStrained or nervous
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- fretfulAnxiously irritable
worried · on edge · jittery · stressed · overwrought · distressed · troubled · keyed up
Showing contemptuous disregard
- exactingDemanding great care
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
critical · demanding · perfectionist · no-nonsense · brusque · blunt · curt · unaccommodating
State of awaiting something
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- keennessSharpness of perception
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
zeal · ardor · avidity · yearning · longing · readiness · willingness · curiosity
fidgety
Nervously unable to settle
restive · agitated · unsettled · jumpy · hyperactive · pacing · clock-watching · toe-tapping · sighing · shifting
frustrated
Annoyed by obstacles
cranky · touchy · tetchy · peevish · petulant · irascible · grouchy · cantankerous · short-tempered · hot-headed
hurried
Done too quickly
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- speedyCharacterized by quickness
swift · quick · importunate · pressing · urgent · demanding · insistent · persistent · pushy · pressuring
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- tenseStrained or nervous
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
fretful · worried · on edge · jittery · stressed · overwrought · distressed · troubled · keyed up · wound up
dismissive
Showing contemptuous disregard
- exactingDemanding great care
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
unforgiving · critical · demanding · perfectionist · no-nonsense · brusque · blunt · curt · unaccommodating
anticipation
State of awaiting something
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- keennessSharpness of perception
eagerness · zeal · ardor · avidity · yearning · longing · readiness · willingness · curiosity · appetite
- anticipationanticipating, expectation, expectancy, expecting, awaiting
- attitudespositive, negative, ambition, apathy, curiosity
- speaking stylesarticulate, blunt, candid, conversational, casual
- IM- wordsimmature, immobile, immune, immerse, immoral
- Type Acompetitive, driven, ambitious, workaholic, perfectionist
- approachesapproach, approaches, method, methods, way
impatientpatient
Able to wait calmly
long-suffering · forbearing · tolerant · enduring · unhurried
impatientindifferent
Lacking interest or concern
apathetic · uneager · unenthusiastic · lukewarm · unconcerned
impatientpatient
Able to wait calmly
calm · even-tempered · easy-going · laid-back · composed