impatiently

adverb

1
as in excitedly

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as in impetuously

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Recent Examples of impatiently Leo Your ego clashes with others, often pushing you to prove a point impatiently and restlessly. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 The taller daughter has earbuds plugged into her ears, impatiently tapping her lace-up boots. — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026 As New York Knicks fans impatiently await Saturday evening, the hopes and dreams of millions have become fixed on one undeniable truth — the team is only one game away from winning an NBA championship. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026 And there’s nothing more excruciating than sweating bullets while impatiently waiting for the machine to lock up, signaling the ice cream is ready to eat. — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 31 May 2026 Both Donald and Si attended Syracuse University for a while but leaped impatiently into the family business well before graduation. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 29 May 2026 All four keep impatiently cutting each other off, snatching the phone back and forth. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 19 May 2026 Bum-seok listens impatiently to their second-hand accounts of tiger tracks being sighted in the mountains, leading them to assume the animal must have wandered all the way down from Siberia. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026 Drivers have been patiently and impatiently waiting to race again. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impatiently
  1. excitedly
  2. impetuously
  3. eagerly
  4. hurriedly
  5. avidly
  6. impulsively
  7. enthusiastically
  8. recklessly
Adverb
  • Gonzalo also grows vanilla, and Christiansen talks excitedly about the tiny melipona bee involved in its propagation and the lengths the farm goes to protect its ecosystem from pesticides.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In another photo from the big game, Blue Ivy could be seen excitedly showing off her dance moves on the field.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of excitedly
Adverb
  • Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.
    — Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Definition of impetuously
Adverb
  • As the early show ended, attendees filtered out of the church as guests waiting in line eagerly anticipated their turn in the nave.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Pham’s growing following of customers, who have eagerly preordered one of the limited number of ducks, are set to begin arriving to collect their dinners in the next hour.
    — Heather Platt, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of eagerly
Adverb
  • Her husband hurriedly shut the door and begged her to see a doctor for a tranquilizer prescription.
    — Elvira Navarro, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Antonelli hurriedly informed his race engineer, Peter Bonnington, who had been regularly reminding the Italian to adhere to track limits throughout the race and to look after his car.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurriedly
Adverb
  • Americans fighting overseas followed the trial avidly on the radio.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The couple were deeply involved in literary circles, collected books avidly, read voraciously as well as penning various works.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Definition of avidly
Adverb
  • Rather than ignore anomalies or react impulsively, strategic leaders leverage their instinct to dig deeper, stress-test assumptions and uncover what’s hidden beneath corporate polish.
    — David Farbman, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In mid-1994, though, Diana found her moment and impulsively pulled the dress from her closet.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of impulsively
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  • The service The staff at The Fifteen Keys is warm, welcoming, and enthusiastically helpful.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The crowd, which had reacted enthusiastically as the president talked about other policies, was far more muted during the data centers remark.
    — Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of enthusiastically
Adverb
  • On paper, the Republican senator from Missouri’s idea of punishing labs or users who have indeed acted recklessly or negligently while developing or deploying AI systems is a good one.
    — Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Individuals who recklessly violate the rules could face as much as 20 years in prison.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of recklessly

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“Impatiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impatiently. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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