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)