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

Under New York law, for example, providers need explicit consent from patients to access their data from health information exchanges. — Alex Rosenblat — Calmatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 Medical imaging tools help doctors learn more about a patient’s potential health problems without putting them under the knife—but many expose patients to radiation and should be used sparingly. — Alice Park, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Adjective

That preparation matches the guideline’s recommendation to review patient photos and assess disease activity, impact and control. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 12 Oct. 2026 May Need More Conservative Plans The main clinical risk of an earlier patient profile lies less in the operation than in the planning behind it. — William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patient

Recent Examples of Synonyms for patient

Noun

Recent court cases have used similar arguments, framing social media to judges and jurors as defective products causing children harm.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Another Supreme Court case made injunctions — the court orders that companies historically relied on to halt patent infringement — significantly harder to secure.

— Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of case

Adjective

Historically, being a strong leader meant being invulnerable and stoic—showing no signs of weakness.

— Krishna Savani, Harvard Business Review, 12 Oct. 2026
After the blinding start to a decisive Game 3 against the Las Vegas Aces, after the crawl through quicksand for the rest of it, after the bloody lip and a stoic walk off the floor while cannons spit celebratory smoke into the air.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of stoic

Adjective

The finance chiefs ended the meeting without a joint communique, underscoring persistent divisions among members over the Middle East conflict, trade imbalances, and Russia's war with Ukraine.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
When deployed in numbers, Archimedes units form a resilient defense grid, creating persistent protection for forces, facilities, and critical infrastructure.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of persistent

Noun

The Baton Rouge Police Department identified the victims as 21-year-old Leah Fonte and 21-year-old Shane Hirstius, who were engaged.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has begun notifying victims impacted by a recent data breach of driver’s license and motor vehicle data, but not everyone whose information was stolen will receive an alert.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of victim

Adjective

Del Toro was insistent that the texture and grain of the original movie, which was shot on film, remain.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
In 2016, Senator Bernie Sanders shocked the Democratic establishment by running a close race against Hillary Clinton for the Party’s Presidential nomination, thanks to his insistent focus on income and wealth inequality.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of insistent

Adjective

The tabletop version packs two full-range drivers into the display housing, paired with a down-firing woofer and two force-cancelling passive radiators in its domed base.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
The goal is not passive expansion but enduring cultural effect through authentic relationships.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of passive

Adjective

Those objectives must remain subordinate to safety and security constraints.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Companies are rethinking the meaning of a subordinate Tyler Derr, CTO at Broadridge, is already thinking about the AI impact on the manager’s role.

— Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of subordinate

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