PATIENT Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈpā-shənt

Definition of patient

as in case

an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment the nurse asked the patient to change into a paper gown

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adjective

ˈpā-shənt

as in stoic

accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint you were very patient about having to wait for me for so long

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as in persistent

continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement a patient effort to finish college despite the mounting debts

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Recent Examples of patient

Noun

An individualized exercise and diet program can improve their chances of survival while on the waiting list, a study published Wednesday in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology found, with the frailest patients often benefiting the most. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026 For the intismeran study, scientists hunted gene mutations unique to each patient’s tumor, mutations that create proteins which shouldn’t be in the body unless those cancer cells start to grow again. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Adjective

With Milwaukee headed to its first World Series in more than four decades, a handful of incredibly patient Brewers fans are about to turn their $1,000 investment into one of the hottest tickets in sports. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 What Could Be Next Expect ureaplasma to move from obscure footnote to standard patient question over the next few years. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patient

Recent Examples of Synonyms for patient

Noun

Bolsonaro is under investigation by Brazil's Supreme Court on accusations of corruption, money laundering and tax evasion in two cases.

— MATTHEW LEE, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Previously, cases have been detected in some African countries, Japan and—for the first time this summer—Europe.

— Sahas Mehra, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of case

Adjective

John McKinney, 58, who leapfrogged to a second-place finish in the primaries amid a stoic, law-and-order campaign that sometimes slipped into Spencer Pratt-style dystopian imagery.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Filson Rugged Twill Original Briefcase Not everyone wants to resemble Don Draper at the office—some men prefer the stoic, rugged vibe.

— Genevieve Cepeda, InStyle, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of stoic

Adjective

Those capabilities could help address a persistent challenge in counter-drone warfare.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
This cycle of price increases serves not only to offset immediate fuel price spikes, but also to make up for unadjusted pricing power lost in recent years due to flight overcapacity, fare suppression, and persistent inflation.

— , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of persistent

Noun

The attack shocked the nation, and Jordan declared three days of mourning for the victims.

— Omar Akour, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
On Sunday, Jordan’s Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah attended a funeral held for the victims while Jordan’s King Abdullah II visited the injured in the hospital earlier.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of victim

Adjective

The meaning is largely in the emotion and intelligence Lily brings to bear upon her work, the process, the insistent intertwining of her creativity and her becoming.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
It was meant to be, as 860’s insistent underscoring by Marc Shaiman will often remind you.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of insistent

Adjective

There’s also a big difference between active and passive screen time, researchers have found.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Avoid Managing The Stock Market Like A Startup Having a high-agency, active control attitude toward passive, public markets in which there is no operational impact is the largest gap.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of passive

Adjective

Like the East India Companies and the Rothschild banks, which were ultimately subordinate to the governments of the metropole, frontier labs have been granted extraordinary latitude in exchange for advancing the metropole’s position.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Those objectives must remain subordinate to safety and security constraints.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of subordinate

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