Antonyms of noun impatience

1 of 3 senses of impatience

Sense 3
impatience -- (a dislike of anything that causes delay)
       Antonym of patience (Sense 1)
      => patience, forbearance, longanimity -- (good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun impatience

3 senses of impatience

Sense 1
restlessness, impatience -- (a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay)
       => irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration -- (the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed)

Sense 2
impatience -- (a restless desire for change and excitement)
       => fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness -- (a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness")

Sense 3
impatience -- (a dislike of anything that causes delay)
       => ill nature -- (a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition)

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