Patient

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment. As an adjective, it means able to accept delays or suffering without becoming annoyed.

“The patient waited calmly in the surgery for the doctor to call her name.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈpeɪʃənt/

Syllables

pa·tient

Related Words

Synonyms

sufferercasetolerantcalm

Antonyms

impatient

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Wordle

Contains three vowels A, I, E with common consonants P, T, N, T

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points; good distribution with valuable P for strategic placement

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