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patient

/ˈpeɪ̯ʃənt/noun, adjective2 syllables

Patient means: enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance.

Synonyms for patient16

noun, as in 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

affected role, patient role

adjective, as in enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance

diligent, persevering, enduring, long-suffering, forbearing, longanimous, tolerant, patient of, unhurried, uncomplaining

also used for patient

composed, determined, sedulous, steady

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Opposites of patient

impatient

What does patient mean?3

adjective

1

enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance“a patient smile”

noun

1

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

2

a person who requires medical care“the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with patient?1

three syllables

impatient
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Patient in a sentence

  • If you had been a little more patient, you could have succeeded.CK
  • But for the doctor's care, the patient would not be alive.Dejo
  • If she had been a little more patient, she could have succeeded.CK
  • If you had been a little more patient, you would have succeeded.CK
  • Send for the doctor at once, or the patient may get worse.mcq
  • Send for the doctor at once, or the patient will get worse.unknown
  • If it wasn't for the doctor's treatment, that patient would be dead.CK
  • He fainted from the heat, but his wife's patient nursing brought him to.CM

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Forms of patient

as a noun

plural
patients