What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Hyperactive vs Impatient - What's the difference?

hyperactive | impatient |

As adjectives the difference between hyperactive and impatient

is that hyperactive is having an increased state of activity while impatient is impatient.

hyperactive

English

Adjective

(wikipedia hyperactive) (en adjective)
  • having an increased state of activity
  • having attention deficit disorder (no longer used by the scientific community)

    • Synonyms

    * overactive

    Antonyms

    * hypoactive

    Derived terms

    * hyperactively

    impatient

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • restless and intolerant of delays
  • * Addison
    • The impatient man will not give himself time to be informed of the matter that lies before him.
  • anxious and eager, especially to begin something
  • (obsolete) Not to be borne; unendurable.
    • (Spenser)
  • Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.
    • impatient speeches or replies
  • * 1594 , , III. ii. 287:
    • What, will you tear / Impatient answers from my gentle tongue?

    Derived terms

    * impatiently