Synonyms for patient
ˈpeɪ ʃəntpa·tient

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. patientadjective

   Synonyms:
   composed

   Antonyms:
   impatient, antsy

2. patientnoun

   content to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting; not bothered with having to wait; not unwilling to wait

   Synonyms:
   composed

   Antonyms:
   impatient, antsy

3. patientnoun

   Antonyms:
   agent

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.5 / 4 votes

1. patient

   Synonyms:
   affectionate, docile, gentle, harmless, kind, mild, peaceful, submissive, sweet, tame, tender

   Antonyms:
   ferocious, fierce, fiery, furious, impetuous, raging, savage, uncultivated, untrained, violent, wild

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. patient

   Synonyms:
   resigned, unrepining, enduring

   Antonyms:
   impatient

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patientnoun

   a person who requires medical care

   "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"

   Synonyms:
   patient role, affected role

   Antonyms:
   restive, unforbearing, impatient

2. affected role, patient role, patientadjective

   the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

   Synonyms:
   patient role, affected role

   Antonyms:
   impatient, restive, unforbearing

3. patientadjective

   enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance

   "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient"

   Antonyms:
   restive, unforbearing, impatient

Matched Categories

1. • Case
   • Sick Person

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patientadjective

   Synonyms:
   submissive, resigned, uncomplaining, unrepining, passive, long-suffering

2. patientadjective

   Synonyms:
   persevering, persistent, diligent, assiduous, indefatigable, constant

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1. patientadjective

   Synonyms:
   uncomplaining, submissive, resigned, passive, long-suffering, indulgent, diligent

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "patient":

   patients, patience, sick, ill, ailing

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How to use patient in a sentence?

1. British Open champion Zach Johnson:

   I thought I did a great job of just staying patient, hitting the shots that the course allowed me to hit, and I struck the ball well today, so I was very pleased.

2. Chief Executive Valery Zaytsev:

   We are asking creditors to be patient and assure that you will be offered a transparent and fair proposal on debt restructure.

3. Josh Mendelsohn:

   Contact tracing is something that we were beyond weeks ago, they need something that shows how we are doing vis-a-vis social distancing, which statistically models what we are about to be in for, so as to predict patient load.

4. Jerome Powell:

   We believe we can best support the economy by being patient and evaluating the outlook before making any further adjustment to policy.

5. Cameron Gettel:

   Worse patient outcomes haven’t really been shown across the board, and I think until that is shown, then they will continue to play an increasing role.