Synonyms for
Patience
Definition
the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- patience is a virtue
- patience and perseverance
- lose patience
- patience of a saint
- run out of patience
- exercise patience
- patiently waiting
Word family
Usage note
Patience implies the ability to wait calmly or endure delays without becoming annoyed. It is often contrasted with impatience, which is a lack of this ability.
Example sentences
- Having patience is important when learning a new skill.
- I need to have patience when waiting for my turn to play.
- My mom has a lot of patience when teaching me how to read.
- It takes patience to grow a garden.
- I admire my grandpa's patience when he teaches me how to fish.
Quotes
Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting. - Joyce Meyer
Patience is not the ability to wait. Patience is to be calm no matter what happens, constantly take action to turn it to positive growth opportunities, and have faith to believe that it will all work out in the end while you are waiting. - Roy T. Bennett
Patience is the companion of wisdom. - St. Augustine