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Synonyms for patient
ˈpeɪ ʃəntpa·tient

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Wiktionary4.0 / 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 Antonyms4.5 / 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 Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. patient

    Synonyms:
    resigned, unrepining, enduring

    Antonyms:
    impatient

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 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

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. patientadjective

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

  2. patientadjective

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. patientadjective

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database5.0 / 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. Eileen Sullivan-Marx:

    When you look at someone in a bed in intensive care, all you see are beeps and lines and monitors going off — people moving in and out like a train station, the nurse is central to that for the patient, pulling all of that together.

  2. Hector Rodriguez:

    When it comes to hospitals these days, even free is too much, the price has to fit the need and, if the hospital is able to provide better care, a better patient and family experience, and if it helps get the baby home sooner, then yes, they will pay for it.

  3. Professor Frankum:

    The power relationship between the surgeon and the patient is very unique.

  4. Ozzy Osbourne:

    I'm so thankful that everyone has been patient because I've had a s -- t year, unfortunately, I won't be able to get to Switzerland for treatment until April and the treatment takes six-eight weeks.

  5. Dominic Rennie:

    Long gone are the days of having more than one patient in a bed or one baby in each crib.


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