<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person who is under medical care or treatment.</li><li>a person or thing that undergoes some action.</li><li>Archaic: a sufferer or victim.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>invalid</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>bearing provocation, annoyance, misfortune, delay, hardship, pain, etc., with fortitude and calm and without complaint, anger, or the like.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>uncomplaining</li><li>calm</li><li>passive</li><li>resigned</li><li>long-suffering</li></ul><p><strong>Antonyms</strong></p><ul><li>hostile</li></ul><p><strong>Examples</strong></p><ul><li>characterized by or expressing such a quality: a patient smile.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>unexcited</li><li>composed</li><li>self-possessed</li><li>unruffled</li><li>serene</li><li>quiet</li></ul><p><strong>Antonyms</strong></p><ul><li>agitated</li><li>impatient</li></ul><p><strong>Examples</strong></p><ul><li>quietly and steadily persevering or diligent, especially in detail or exactness: a patient worker.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>assiduous</li><li>sedulous</li></ul><p><strong>Definition</strong></p><ul><li>undergoing the action of another (agent).</li></ul>