A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology

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~Incentive~, _n._ Incitement, inducement, stimulus, impulse, spur, provocative, goad, motive, cause, encouragement.

~Inception~, _n._ Beginning, commencement, inauguration.

~Inceptive~, _a._ Inchoative, that denotes a beginning.

~Incertitude~, _n._ Uncertainty, doubtfulness, ambiguity.

~Incessant~, _a._ Ceaseless, unceasing, uninterrupted, unremitting, continual, perpetual, constant.

~Inch~, _n._ Twelfth part of a foot.

~Inchoate~, _a._ Beginning, commencing, incipient.

~Inchoative~, _a._ Inceptive, that denotes a beginning.

~Incident~, _a._ ~1.~ Happening, liable to happen.

~2.~ Belonging, pertaining, appertaining, relating.

~3.~ (_Optics._) Falling, impinging.

~Incident~, _n._ Event, occurrence, circumstance.

~Incidental~, _a._ ~1.~ Accidental, casual, fortuitous, contingent.

~2.~ Occasional, adventitious, extraneous, non-essential.

~Incinerate~, _v. a._ Burn to ashes.

~Incipience~, _n._ Beginning, commencement.

~Incipiency~, _n._ Beginning, commencement.

~Incipient~, _a._ Beginning, commencing, inchoate.

~Incised~, _a._ (_Bot._) Cut.

~Incision~, _n._ Cut, gash.

~Incisive~, _a._ ~1.~ Cutting.

~2.~ Sharp, acute, sarcastic, satirical, severe, biting.

~Incisor~, _n._ Cutting tooth.

~Incite~, _v. a._ Rouse (_to action_), arouse, animate, provoke, stimulate, impel, prompt, urge, encourage, spur, goad, excite, set on, spur on, stir up, work up.

~Incitement~, _n._ Inducement, stimulus, impulse, spur, provocative, incentive, motive, encouragement, goad.

~Incivility~, _n._ Discourtesy, rudeness, impoliteness, uncourteousness, uncourtliness, inurbanity, unmannerliness, disrespect, ill-breeding.

~Inclemency~, _n._ Severity, rigor, harshness, boisterousness, storminess, tempestuousness, roughness.

~Inclement~, _a._ Severe, rigorous, harsh, boisterous, stormy, rough, not mild.

~Inclination~, _n._ ~1.~ Inclining, leaning, slope, slant, bend.

~2.~ Trending, verging, oblique direction.

~3.~ Disposition, predilection, predisposition, bent, bias, proneness, proclivity, tendency, leaning, aptitude, propensity, PENCHANT.

~4.~ Desire, wish, partiality, fondness, liking.

~Incline~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Lean, slope, slant.

~2.~ Trend, verge, tend obliquely.

~3.~ Be disposed, have a disposition, have a desire, feel a propensity.

~Incline~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Give a direction towards.

~2.~ Dispose, predispose, turn, bias.

~3.~ Bend, bow.

~Inclose~, _v. a._ [Written also _Enclose_.] ~1.~ Encircle, surround, encompass, imbosom, circumscribe, shut in, fence in.

~2.~ Cover, envelop, wrap.

~Include~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Hold, contain.

~2.~ Comprise, comprehend, contain, embrace, embody, take in.

~Inclusive~, _a._ ~1.~ Inclosing, encircling.

~2.~ Including both, both being included.

~Incog~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] INCOGNITO.

~Incognito~, _a._ [L.] Unknown (_in one's true character_), disguised, in disguise, in an assumed character.

~Incoherence~, _n._ ~1.~ Looseness (_of parts_), want of cohesion.

~Incoherency~, _n._ ~1.~ Looseness (_of parts_), want of cohesion.

~2.~ Incongruity, inconsistency, inconsequence, want of connection, want of agreement.

~Incoherent~, _a._ ~1.~ Loose, detached, non-adhesive.

~2.~ Incongruous, inconsistent, inconsequential, without connection.

~Incombustible~, _a._ Not to be burned, that will not burn.

~Income~, _n._ Revenue, profits, gains.

~Incommensurable~, _a._ Without a common measure.

~Incommensurate~, _a._ ~1.~ Disproportionate.

~2.~ Inadequate, insufficient, unequal.

~Incommode~, _v. a._ Disturb, annoy, molest, trouble, disquiet, plague, worry, vex, tease, harry, fret, gall, chafe, bore, discommode, inconvenience, put to inconvenience.

~Incommodious~, _a._ ~1.~ Inconvenient, troublesome, annoying, vexatious, harassing, irritating, provoking, disadvantageous.

~2.~ Cumbersome, cumbrous, unmanageable, unwieldy, awkward, unhandy.

~Incommunicable~, _a._ Not to be communicated, that cannot be communicated or imparted.

~Incommunicative~, _a._ Reserved, unsociable, unsocial.

~Incomparable~, _a._ Transcendent, peerless, matchless, unrivalled, unequalled, unparalleled, inimitable, very superior.

~Incompatibility~, _n._ Inconsistency, incongruity, unsuitableness, want of agreement, want of adaptation.

~Incompatible~, _a._ Inconsistent, incongruous, unsuitable, unadapted.

~Incompetence~, _n._ ~1.~ Incapacity, inability.

~2.~ Insufficiency, inadequacy.

~3.~ Disqualification, unfitness.

~Incompetency~, _n._ ~1.~ Incapacity, inability.

~2.~ Insufficiency, inadequacy.

~3.~ Disqualification, unfitness.

~Incompetent~, _a._ ~1.~ Unable, incapable, not competent.

~2.~ Insufficient, inadequate.

~3.~ Disqualified, incapacitated, unfit, unfitted.

~Incomplete~, _a._ ~1.~ Defective, deficient, imperfect, not complete.

~2.~ Unfinished, uncompleted, unaccomplished, unexecuted, not completed, left undone.

~Incomposite~, _a._ ~1.~ Uncompounded, unmixed, simple.

~2.~ (_Arith._) Prime.

~Incomprehensibility~, _n._ Inconceivableness, incomprehensibleness.

~Incomprehensible~, _a._ Inconceivable, unimaginable, not to be comprehended, past finding out, beyond the reach of human faculties.

~Incomprehensibleness~, _n._ Inconceivableness, incomprehensibility.

~Incompressibility~, _n._ Incompressibleness.

~Incompressible~, _a._ Not to be compressed, not compressible.

~Incompressibleness~, _n._ Incompressibility.

~Incomputable~, _a._ Not to be computed, that cannot be computed.

~Inconceivable~, _a._ INCOMPREHENSIBLE, that cannot be conceived.

~Inconceivableness~, _n._ Incomprehensibleness, incomprehensibility.

~Inconclusive~, _a._ Unconvincing, indecisive, not conclusive.

~Incongruity~, _n._ Unsuitableness, inconsistency, impropriety, inappropriateness, discrepancy, incompatibility, incoherence, absurdity.

~Incongruous~, _a._ Unsuitable, inconsistent, inappropriate, improper, incompatible, incoherent, discrepant, absurd.

~In conscience~, ~1.~ Conscientiously, in justice, in honesty, in fairness.

~2.~ Truthfully, sincerely, in sincerity, in truth.

~Inconsequence~, _n._ Inconclusiveness, illogicalness.

~Inconsiderable~, _a._ Unimportant, insignificant, small, trivial, trifling, petty, immaterial, of no consequence, of no moment.

~Inconsiderate~, _a._ Thoughtless, careless, heedless, inattentive, inadvertent, negligent, imprudent, indiscreet, rash, hasty, giddy, headlong, hare-brained, giddy-brained, light-headed.

~Inconsiderateness~, _n._ Thoughtlessness, carelessness, heedlessness, inattention, inadvertence, negligence, imprudence, indiscretion, rashness.

~Inconsistency~, _n._ ~1.~ Incongruity, incompatibility, unsuitableness, incoherence.

~2.~ Contrariety, contradiction.

~Inconsistent~, _a._ ~1.~ Incongruous, incompatible, unsuitable, incoherent, irreconcilable, discrepant.

~2.~ Contrary, contradictory.

~Inconsolable~, _a._ Disconsolate, woebegone, comfortless, heart- broken, broken-hearted.

~Inconstancy~, _n._ ~1.~ Changeableness, fickleness, vacillation, wavering, unsteadiness.

~2.~ Unstableness, instability, mutability, variableness.

~Inconstant~, _a._ ~1.~ Changeable, fickle, capricious, vacillating, wavering, unsteady, like a weathercock.

~2.~ Unstable, mutable, variable, unsettled, uncertain.

~Incontestable~, _a._ Indisputable, incontrovertible, unquestionable, certain, undeniable, indubitable, irrefragable, not to be disputed, beyond all question, beyond a doubt, past dispute.

~Incontinence~, _n._ Lewdness, lasciviousness, indulgence of lust.

~Incontinent~, _a._ Lewd, lascivious, unchaste.

~Incontrovertible~, _a._ Indisputable, unquestionable, INCONTESTABLE.

~Inconvenience~, _n._ ~1.~ Incommodiousness, annoyance, vexation, molestation, disturbance, trouble, disadvantage.

~2.~ Awkwardness, cumbersomeness, unwieldiness.

~3.~ Unfitness, unsuitableness, unseasonableness.

~Inconvenient~, _a._ ~1.~ Incommodious, troublesome, annoying, vexatious, disadvantageous.

~2.~ Cumbersome, cumbrous, unwieldy, awkward, unmanageable, unhandy.

~3.~ Unfit, unsuitable, unseasonable, inopportune, untimely.

~Inconvertibility~, _n._ Unchangeableness, inconvertibleness.

~Inconvertible~, _a._ Unchangeable, not transmutable, not convertible.

~Inconvertibleness~, _n._ Inconvertibility.

~Incorporate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Unite, combine, mix, blend, merge, consolidate, form into one body.

~2.~ Form into a corporation, form into a body politic.

~Incorporation~, _n._ ~1.~ Combination, union, blending, mixture.

~2.~ Association (_as a body politic_).

~Incorporeal~, _a._ Immaterial, spiritual, bodiless, not corporeal.

~Incorporeity~, _n._ Spirituality, immaterialness, immateriality.

~Incorrect~, _a._ ~1.~ Inexact, inaccurate, erroneous, false, untrue.

~2.~ Ungrammatical, faulty.

~Incorrectness~, _n._ Inaccuracy, inexactness, error, mistake.

~Incorrigible~, _a._ ~1.~ Irremediable, remediless, irreparable, irretrievable, irreversible, irremedicable, irrecoverable, hopeless, incurable, past cure, past mending.

~2.~ Depraved, corrupt, impenitent, profligate, abandoned, obdurate, hardened, lost, shameless, graceless, recreant, irreclaimable.

~Incorruptibility~, _n._ Imperishableness, incorruptibleness, incorruption.

~Incorruptible~, _a._ ~1.~ Imperishable, incapable of decay.

~2.~ Of inflexible honesty, not to be bribed.

~Incorruptibleness~, _n._ INCORRUPTIBILITY.

~Incorruption~, _n._ INCORRUPTIBILITY.

~Increase~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Grow, augment, be augmented, become greater or larger.

~2.~ Multiply, be fruitful.

~Increase~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Augment, enlarge, make greater, make larger.

~2.~ Enhance, raise, advance, heighten, add to.

~3.~ Extend, prolong.

~4.~ Aggravate, intensify.

~Increase~, _n._ ~1.~ Augmentation, enlargement, extension, expansion, growth, addition, accession, increment.

~2.~ Product, produce, gain, profit.

~3.~ Offspring, issue, progeny, descendants.

~Incredible~, _a._ Not to be credited, not to be believed, not credible.

~Incredulity~, _n._ Unbelief, disbelief, distrust, scepticism, want of belief.

~Incredulous~, _a._ Unbelieving, sceptical.

~Increment~, _n._ INCREASE, augmentation.

~Incriminate~, _v. a._ Accuse, impeach, charge, inculpate, blame, criminate.

~Incrust~, _v. a._ Cover with a crust.

~Incrustation~, _n._ ~1.~ Incrusting.

~2.~ Crust, coating.

~Incubate~, _v. n._ Brood.

~Incubus~, _n._ ~1.~ Nightmare.

~2.~ Encumbrance, clog, impediment, hinderance, drag weight, dead weight.

~Inculcate~, _v. a._ Impress, enforce, instil, infuse, infix, ingraft, implant.

~Inculcation~, _n._ Enforcement.

~Inculpable~, _a._ Unblamable, irreprehensible, irreprovable, irreproachable, blameless, faultless, sinless, innocent.

~Inculpate~, _v. a._ Accuse, charge, impeach, criminate, incriminate, blame, censure.

~Inculpation~, _n._ Crimination, blame, charge, impeachment, censure.

~Incumbent~, _a._ Obligatory, devolving.

~Incumbent~, _n._ Holder (_of a benefice, &c._).

~Incumbrance~, _n._ [Written also _Encumbrance_.] ~1.~ Load, clog, impediment, incubus, hinderance, dead weight, drag weight.

~2.~ Debt, claim, liability.

~Incur~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Contract, become liable to, become subject to.

~2.~ Bring on.

~Incurable~, _a._ Irremediable, incorrigible, remediless, hopeless, irreparable, irretrievable, irremedicable, past cure, past mending.

~Incurious~, _a._ Uninquisitive, inattentive, unobservant, careless, heedless, not inquisitive, destitute of curiosity.

~Incursion~, _n._ Inroad, irruption, forray, raid, descent, partial invasion.

~Incurvate~, _v. a._ Bend, bow, crook, curve, make crooked.

~Incurvate~, _a._ (_Bot._) Hooked, curved, bowed, crooked, aduncous, ARCUATE.

~Indebted~, _a._ ~1.~ Owing, in debt.

~2.~ Obliged, beholden.

~Indecency~, _n._ ~1.~ Indecorum, impropriety.

~2.~ Indelicacy, grossness, immodesty, impurity, obscenity.

~Indecent~, _n._ ~1.~ Indecorous, improper, unbecoming, unseemly.

~2.~ Indelicate, gross, immodest, impure, obscene, filthy, unchaste.

~Indeciduous~, _a._ (_Bot._) Evergreen, not deciduous.

~Indecision~, _n._ Irresolution, vacillation, hesitation, unsteadiness, inconstancy, changeableness, fickleness.

~Indecisive~, _a._ ~1.~ Inconclusive, not decisive.

~2.~ Unsettled, wavering, vacillating, irresolute, hesitating.

~Indeclinable~, _a._ Undeclinable.

~Indecorous~, _a._ Indecent, unbecoming, improper, unseemly, gross, rude, coarse, uncivil, impolite.

~Indecorousness~, _n._ Indecorum.

~Indecorum~, _n._ Indecorousness, indecency, impropriety, grossness, rudeness, incivility, impoliteness, violation of propriety.

~Indeed~, _ad._ Truly, really, veritably, positively, absolutely, certainly, in fact, in truth, in reality.

~Indeed~, _interj._ Really, is it so, you don't say so, who'd have thought it, Heaven save the mark.

~Indefatigability~, _n._ Indefatigableness, perseverance, persistence, persistency.

~Indefatigable~, _a._ Unwearied, untiring, unflagging, persevering, persistent, sedulous, assiduous, unremitting, never-tiring.

~Indefatigableness~, _n._ Indefatigability.

~Indefeasible~, _a._ Irreversible, unalterable, irrevocable, immutable, that cannot be abrogated, that cannot be made void.

~Indefensible~, _a._ ~1.~ Untenable, that cannot be defended.

~2.~ Inexcusable, injustifiable, unwarrantable, censurable, faulty, wrong.

~Indefinite~, _a._ ~1.~ Indeterminate, undefined, indistinct, confused.

~2.~ Vague, obscure, doubtful, uncertain, equivocal, unsettled, loose.

~Indelible~, _a._ Ineffaceable, ingrained, not to be blotted out.

~Indelicacy~, _n._ Indecency, indecorum, coarseness, grossness, rudeness, vulgarity, want of refinement.

~Indelicate~, _a._ Indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, unseemly, coarse, gross, rude, broad, vulgar.

~In demand~, In request.

~Indemnification~, _n._ ~1.~ Indemnifying, security (_against loss, injury, or penalty_).

~2.~ Compensation (_for loss or injury_), remuneration, reimbursement, indemnity, reparation.

~Indemnify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Secure (_against loss, injury, or penalty_), save harmless.

~2.~ Compensate (_for loss or injury_), remunerate, reimburse, requite, make good.

~Indent~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Notch, jag, cut notches in.

~2.~ Indenture, bind by indenture.

~Indentation~, _n._ Notch, jag, cut.

~Indenture~, _n._ Written contract.

~Indenture~, _v. a._ Indent, bind by indenture.

~Independence~, _n._ Freedom, liberty, self-direction, exemption from control.

~Independent~, _a._ ~1.~ Unrelated, unconnected, free, self-directing, unrestricted, unrestrained, absolute, not dependent, not subordinate.

~2.~ Unconstrained, easy, bold.

~3.~ Irrespective.

~Independent of~, ~1.~ Unconnected with, unrestricted by, not related to, not dependent upon.

~2.~ Irrespective of.

~Indescribable~, _a._ Inexpressible, ineffable, unutterable, that cannot be described, that beggars description.

~Indestructible~, _a._ Imperishable, that cannot be destroyed.

~Indeterminate~, _a._ Indefinite, unfixed, uncertain, not settled, not precise.

~Index~, _n._ [L. _pl. Indices_, Eng. _pl. Indexes_.] ~1.~ Pointer, hand, director.

~2.~ Alphabetical table of references.

~3.~ Exponent.

~4.~ Characteristic (_of a logarithm_), integral part.

~5.~ (_Anat._) Fore finger.

~Indian corn~, _n._ Maize (_Zea mays_).

~Indian-fig~, _n._ ~1.~ Banian (_Ficus Indica_).

~2.~ Prickly-pear.

~Indian file~, Single file.

~Indian grass~, Wood-grass (_Sorghum nutans_).

~Indian millet~, Doura, Guinea corn, negro-corn (_Sorghum vulgare_).

~Indian oak~, _n._ Teak-tree (_Tectona grandis_).

~Indian poke~, _n._ White hellebore (_Veratrum viride_).

~Indian-red~, _n._ Red-ochre.

~Indian sage~, Boneset, thoroughwort, feverwort, ague-weed (_Eupatorium perfoliatum_).

~Indian tobacco~, _n._ Lobelia (_North American species,--Lobelia inflata_).

~India-rubber~, _n._ Caoutchouc, gum-elastic.

~Indicate~, _v. a._ Show, denote, betoken, mark, designate, signify, point out, shadow forth, be the sign of.

~Indication~, _a._ ~1.~ Indicating.

~2.~ Sign, mark, token, note, index, symptom, manifestation.

~Indicative~, _a._ ~1.~ Significant, to be taken as a sign.

~2.~ (_Gram._) Affirmative.

~Indicative of~, That indicates, that points out, that shows, that is a sign of, significant of.

~Indices~, _n. pl._ Exponents.

~Indicolite~, _n._ (_Min._) Indigolite, blue tourmaline.

~Indict~, _v. a._ Accuse, charge, criminate, arraign, impeach.

~Indictment~, _n._ Accusation, charge, arraignment, crimination, impeachment.

~Indifference~, _n._ ~1.~ Neutrality, impartiality, disinterestedness, freedom from bias or prejudice.

~2.~ Unconcernedness, apathy, coldness, carelessness, negligence, heedlessness, inattention, want of interest.

~3.~ Triviality, unimportance, insignificance.

~Indifferent~, _a._ ~1.~ Neutral, impartial, disinterested, unbiassed.

~2.~ Unconcerned, unmoved, apathetic, cool, inattentive, dead, heedless, regardless, unmindful, not interested.

~3.~ Equal, all the same, just the same, all one, the same thing.

~4.~ Passable, tolerable, middling, ordinary, so-so, not very bad.

~Indigence~, _n._ Poverty, penury, pauperism, destitution, want, need, necessity, privation, distress.

~Indigenous~, _a._ Native, not exotic.

~Indigent~, _a._ Poor, destitute, needy, necessitous, pinched, reduced, penniless, moneyless, insolvent, distressed, short of money, out of money, out of cash, out of pocket, in need, in want.

~Indigested~, _a._ ~1.~ Unconcocted, undigested, not digested.

~2.~ Crude, ill-judged, ill-advised, not well considered.

~3.~ Disorderly, confused, not arranged, not methodized, not sorted, in confusion, in disorder.

~Indigestibility~, _n._ Indigestibleness.

~Indigestible~, _a._ That cannot be digested.

~Indigestibleness~, _n._ Indigestibillty.

~Indigestion~, _n._ Dyspepsia, dyspepsy, difficulty of digestion.

~Indignant~, _a._ Angry, incensed, provoked, irate, exasperated, wrathful, wroth, ireful.

~Indignation~, _n._ Anger, wrath, ire, resentment, fury, rage, choler, exasperation.

~Indignity~, _n._ Insult, affront, outrage, slight, disrespect, dishonor, contumely, obloquy, opprobrium, reproach, abuse.

~Indigolite~, _n._ (_Min._) Indicolite, blue tourmaline.

~Indirect~, _a._ ~1.~ Circuitous, tortuous, not straight, not direct, not rectilinear.

~2.~ Roundabout, oblique, collateral, not directly to the point.

~3.~ Unfair, dishonest, dishonorable.

~Indiscernible~, _a._ Undiscernible, imperceptible, invisible, undiscoverable, not to be discerned.

~Indiscreet~, _a._ Imprudent, injudicious, unwise, inconsiderate, foolish, rash, incautious, reckless, heedless, headlong.

~Indiscretion~, _n._ ~1.~ Imprudence, inconsiderateness, rashness, folly.

~2.~ Mistake, FAUX PAS, indiscreet act, act of indiscretion.

~Indiscriminate~, _a._ ~1.~ Undiscriminating, undistinguishing.

~2.~ Confused, mixed, mingled, undistinguishable, promiscuous.

~Indispensable~, _a._ Necessary, essential, requisite, needful, needed, not to be dispensed with.

~Indispose~, _v. a._ Disincline, render averse, make unfavorable.

~Indisposed~, _a._ ~1.~ Disinclined, unwilling, reluctant, averse, loath, backward, not disposed.

~2.~ Ill, unwell, ailing, sick, out of health, out of sorts.

~Indisposition~, _n._ ~1.~ Disinclination, unwillingness, reluctance, dislike, aversion, backwardness.

~2.~ Illness, sickness, ailment.

~Indisputable~, _a._ Incontestable, incontrovertible, unquestionable, undeniable, indubitable, irrefragable, evident, obvious, certain, not to be disputed, beyond all question, beyond a doubt, past dispute.

~Indissoluble~, _a._ ~1.~ Indissolvable, that cannot be dissolved, that cannot be liquefied.

~2.~ Indestructible, stable, firm, enduring, not to be broken.

~Indissolvable~, _a._ ~1.~ Indissoluble, that cannot be dissolved.

~2.~ Indestructible, not to be broken.

~Indistinct~, _a._ ~1.~ Indeterminate, undefined, indefinite, undistinguishable, confused, not distinct.

~2.~ Obscure, dim, vague, imperfect, faint, not clear.

~3.~ Ambiguous, uncertain, doubtful.

~Indistinguishable~, _a._ Indistinct, indeterminate, confused, undistinguishable, that cannot be distinguished.

~Indite~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Compose, write, pen.

~2.~ Dictate.

~Individual~, _a._ Particular, special, separate, single, one.

~Individual~, _n._ Person, personage, character, being, somebody, some one.

~Individuality~, _n._ Personality, distinct existence.

~Individualize~, _v. a._ Particularize, consider individually, specify, name with precision.

~Indivisible~, _a._ ~1.~ Inseparable, that cannot be divided.

~2.~ (_Math._) Incommensurable.

~Indocibility~, _n._ Unteachableness, indocibleness, indocility.

~Indocible~, _a._ Unteachable, indocile.

~Indocibleness~, _n._ INDOCILITY.

~Indocile~, _a._ ~1.~ Unteachable, dull.

~2.~ Untractable, stubborn, perverse, unruly, headstrong, refractory, obstinate, dogged, mulish, unmanageable, ungovernable, cantankerous.

~Indocility~, _n._ ~1.~ Unteachableness, indocibleness, indocibility, dulness.

~2.~ Intractableness, stubbornness, obstinacy, mulishness.

~Indoctrinate~, _v. a._ Teach, instruct, initiate, give instruction to.

~Indoctrination~, _n._ Instruction, initiation.

~Indolence~, _n._ Laziness, slothfulness, sloth, inertness, idleness, sluggishness.

~Indolent~, _a._ Lazy, slothful, inert, sluggish, inactive, listless, supine, lumpish, habitually idle.

~Indomitable~, _a._ Unyielding, unconquerable, invincible, not to be subdued.

~In doors~, Within the house, under cover.

~Indorse~, _v. a._ [Written also _Endorse_.] ~1.~ Superscribe, write on the back of.

~2.~ Sanction, approve, confirm, ratify, vouch for.

~Indubitable~, _a._ Unquestionable, indisputable, incontestable, undeniable, incontrovertible, evident, certain, beyond all question, beyond a doubt, past dispute.

~Induce~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Influence, impel, move, prompt, actuate, instigate, persuade, urge, incite, spur, act upon, set on, weigh with, prevail on, prevail upon.

~2.~ Cause, produce, effect, bring on.

~Inducement~, _n._ Motive, reason, cause, consideration, incitement, incentive, stimulus, spur, influence, impulse.

~Induct~, _v. a._ Introduce (_into office_), install, inaugurate.

~Induction~, _n._ ~1.~ Introduction (_into office_), installation, inauguration, institution.

~2.~ Conclusion (_from many facts_), inference, inductive method, Baconian method.

~3.~ (_Physics._) Influence of proximity.

~Indue~, _v. a._ Supply, invest, clothe, endue, endow.

~Indulge~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Gratify, favor, humor, cherish, pamper, COCKER, give free scope to, give a loose rein to, give way to, give one's self up to.

~2.~ Allow, permit, suffer.

~Indulge~, _v. n._ Indulge one's self.

~Indulgence~, _n._ ~1.~ Gratification, humoring, pampering, cockering.

~2.~ Favor, liberality, lenity, lenience, kindness, tenderness.

~3.~ (_Theol._) Remission, absolution, forgiveness, pardon.

~Indulgent~, _a._ ~1.~ Yielding, compliant.

~2.~ Lenient, mild, clement, tolerant, gentle, forbearing, kind, tender, not severe.

~Indurate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Harden, render hard, make hard.

~2.~ Make obdurate, make unfeeling.

~Induration~, _n._ ~1.~ Hardening.

~2.~ Obduracy, hardness of heart.

~Industrious~, _a._ DILIGENT, assiduous, sedulous, busy, laborious, notable, at work, active, persevering, hard-working, diligently employed, busily engaged, up and stirring, busy as a bee, brisk as a bee.

~Industry~, _n._ Assiduity, assiduousness, sedulousness, perseverance, activity, DILIGENCE, habitual devotion to labor.

~Inebriate~, _v. a._ Intoxicate, make drunk.

~Inebriation~, _n._ Intoxication, drunkenness, inebriety.

~Inebriety~, _n._ INEBRIATION.

~Ineffable~, _a._ Unspeakable, unutterable, inexpressible, indescribable, that cannot be spoken, beyond expression.

~Ineffaceable~, _n._ Indelible, ingrained.

~In effect~, In fact, in truth, really, in reality.

~Ineffective~, _a._ INEFFECTUAL, inefficacious.

~Ineffectual~, _a._ ~1.~ Inefficacious, ineffective, inoperative, unavailing, fruitless, useless, abortive, bootless, to no purpose, without effect.

~2.~ Powerless, weak, impotent, feeble, inefficient.

~Ineffectualness~, _n._ Inefficacy.