Synonyms for
Patient
Definition
able to wait calmly for a long time or to accept difficulties, people's annoying behavior, or mistakes without becoming angry or upset
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- a patient person
- patient waiting
- patient observation
- patient listener
- patient study
- patient approach
- patient endurance
Word family
Usage note
The noun 'patient' refers to a person receiving medical care. The adjective 'patient' describes someone who can wait calmly without getting annoyed. Avoid using the adjective form to describe a medical recipient.
Example sentences
- The doctor was patient while explaining the medical condition to the little girl.
- I need to be patient and wait for the cake to cool before frosting it.
- My grandma is always patient with me when I ask her to tell me the same story over and over again.
- It takes a lot of patience to learn how to play a musical instrument.
- She was patient with her young students who were just learning how to read.
Quotes
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 and fortitude conquer all things. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Patience is a conquering virtue. - Geoffrey Chaucer