palm off, pass; inflict, subject.
ANT. _Remove, disburden, unload, free; hold up, arrest, disclose._
=Imposing.= Stately, august, majestic, grand, noble, commanding,
impressive; striking, effective, dignified.
ANT. _Petty, undignified, unimposing, insignificant, paltry, puny._
=Imposition.= Imposing, putting, placing, laying; burden, levy, tax,
constraint, oppression, injunction; deception, fraud, artifice,
trickery, imposture, cheating; presumption, exaction, encroachment.
ANT. _Sanction, warrant, authority; truth, verity, fact, certainty,
verification, genuineness, authenticity, honesty._
=Impost.= Tax, duty, custom, excise, levy, toll, tribute, rate;
imposition.
ANT. _Revenue, proceeds, exemption, immunity._
=Impostor.= Deceiver, pretender, cheat, hypocrite, knave, charlatan,
mountebank, rogue, Pharisee, trickster, dissembler.
ANT. _Guide, enlightener, detector, undeceiver._
=Imposture.= Cheat, trick, deception, imposition, fraud, ruse, delusion,
dodge, artifice, wile, deceit, stratagem, hoax.
ANT. _Truth, fact, verity, reality._
=Impotence.= Disability, incapacity, incompetence, powerlessness,
weakness, inefficiency, infirmity, frailty, imbecility, inability,
incapability, helplessness, disqualification.
ANT. _Capacity, vigor, qualification, ability._
=Impoverish.= Make poor or indigent, exhaust, deplete, rob, beggar,
fleece, denude.
ANT. _Enrich, aggrandize, augment, store, enhance, endow._
=Impregnable.= Invincible, unassailable, invulnerable, immovable,
inexpugnable, secure, tenable, irrefragable.
ANT. _Pregnable, weak, exposed, defenseless, expugnable._
=Impregnate.= Fecundate, imbue, infuse, tincture, saturate, fill,
fertilize; mix, combine, insert, steep, vivify, teach.
ANT. _Remove, evolve, extricate, separate, destroy, quench, extinguish,
be studious, learn._
=Impression.= Printing, stamping, imprinting; stamp, impress, brand;
mark; sensation, effect, influence; notion, idea, opinion, fancy.
ANT. _Concept, apprehension, comprehension._
=Impressive.= Affecting, touching, moving, stirring, powerful, striking,
overpowering; forcible, solemn, imposing, important.
ANT. _Weak, feeble, vapid, tame, unimpressive, dry, insignificant._
=Improve.= Mend, gain, become better, get on, gain ground; increase,
rise, be enhanced; better, amend, ameliorate, rectify; progress; avail
one’s self of, use, make productive; correct, reform.
ANT. _Debase, deteriorate, vitiate, spoil, mar, impair, injure,
depress._
=Improvement.= Amending, bettering, amelioration, amendment, progress,
efficiency, proficiency, advancement, use, betterment; increase,
correction.
ANT. _Degeneracy, retrogradation, degeneration, debasement,
deterioration, retrogression._
=Impudence.= Assurance, boldness, impertinence, pertness, rudeness,
sauciness, effrontery, forwardness, incivility, insolence, presumption,
officiousness, intrusiveness.
ANT. _Bashfulness, humility, diffidence, meekness, lowliness, modesty,
submissiveness; coyness, obsequiousness, subserviency, abasement._
=Impugn.= Attack, assail, contradict, oppose, resist, gainsay,
controvert, deny, blame.
ANT. _Declare, state, allege, approve, commend, defend, repel; propose,
propound, confront, face._
=Impulse.= Thrust, push, impetus; passion, instinct, proclivity,
inclination, appetite; motive, influence, incitement, instigation,
incentive, force, sudden thought.
ANT. _Deliberation, premeditation, rebuff, repulse._
=Impulsive.= Propulsive, impelling, moving; hot, quick, rash, hasty,
passionate; wayward, impressible.
ANT. _Discreet, hesitating, reluctant, timid, calculating, wary,
cautious._
=Impute.= Ascribe, refer, charge, attribute, imply, insinuate.
ANT. _Withdraw, retract, recall; clear, justify, acquit._
=Inane.= Empty, void; worthless, trifling, vacuous, vain, puerile,
frivolous; pointless, feeble, vapid, characterless.
ANT. _Significant, pointed, powerful, sensible, forcible._
=Inanition.= Emptiness, vacuity, inanity; vanity, folly, puerility,
worthlessness, frivolousness; exhaustion, starvation.
ANT. _Fulness, repletion, plethora; significance, meaning._
=Inaugurate.= Install, invest, induct; celebrate; commence, begin,
initiate, originate.
ANT. _Divert, deprive, conclude, terminate._
=Inauguration.= Investiture, installation, induction, consecration,
institution, initiation; commencement, formal opening, beginning,
origination.
ANT. _Dismissal, discharge; valediction, valedictory; close, conclusion,
end, termination._
=Incandescence.= White heat, incalescence, glow.
ANT. _Iciness, refrigeration, congelation, crystallization._
=Incantation.= Sorcery, charm, enchantment, spell, magic, conjuration,
witchcraft, witchery, necromancy; recitation, invocation.
ANT. _Evocation, exorcism._
=Incarnation.= Embodiment, impersonation, manifestation,
exemplification, personification.
ANT. _Disembodiment, abstraction, spiritualization._
=Incendiarism.= Arson; conflagration.
ANT. _Extinction, quenching, annihilation._
=Incense=, _v._ Enrage, exasperate, irritate, provoke, inflame, anger,
excite, heat, chafe, sting, nettle, gall.
ANT. _Allay, soothe, pacify, appease, conciliate, mollify._
=Incentive.= Inducement, incitement, spur, impulse, stimulant, goad,
motive, cause, encouragement, rousing, excitation.
ANT. _Deterrent, prohibition, warning, discouragement, dissuasion._
=Inception.= Beginning, inauguration, commencement.
ANT. _Ending, finis, conclusion, termination._
=Incessant.= Ceaseless, continual, unceasing, unremitting, perpetual,
constant, everlasting, eternal, uninterrupted, unintermittent.
ANT. _Periodic, occasional, intermittent, interrupted._
=Incidence.= Impact, stroke, impingement.
ANT. _Reflection, resilience, rebound._
=Incident=, _n._ Event, occurrence, circumstance, chance, accident,
fact, adventure, casualty.
ANT. _Cause, antecedent, reason, tendency, inducement, influence._
=Incident=, =Incidental=, _a._ Happening, liable; belonging, pertaining,
appertaining, natural, relating; falling, impinging; casual, occasional,
pertinent, fortuitous, concurrent, concomitant, accidental.
ANT. _Regular, systematic, disconnected, independent, irrelative,
inherent, essential, immanent, invariable, uniform._
=Incipient.= Beginning, inchoate, commencing, embryonic.
ANT. _Final, terminal._
=Inclemency.= Harshness, severity, rigor, roughness, boisterousness,
storminess, tempestuousness.
ANT. _Clemency, mildness, leniency, gentleness._
=Inclement.= Harsh, tyrannical, cruel, unmerciful, severe, rigorous,
stormy, rough, boisterous.
ANT. _Benign, clement, mild, genial, merciful._
=Inclination.= Inclining, slope, leaning, slant; trend, verging,
obliquity; disposition, predilection, bent, bias, proclivity, proneness,
tendency, leaning, aptitude, propensity; desire, wish, fondness, liking,
partiality; aptness, attachment, affection.
ANT. _Tangency, disinclination, divergence, ineptitude, inaptness,
dislike._
=Incline=, _v._ Slant, lean, slope; trend, verge, tend; be disposed,
have a desire _or_ propensity; dispose, predispose, turn, bias; bend,
bow; bear, dip, induce, prompt.
ANT. _Deter, restrain, check; ascend, rise; indispose, disincline._
=Include.= Hold, contain; comprise, embody, comprehend, embrace, take
in.
ANT. _Exclude, leave out._
=Inclusive.= Enclosing, encircling; including, comprehending, embracing;
comprehensive, additive, implied.
ANT. _Exclusive, excepted; adversative, opposite, contrary,
antithetical._
=Income.= Revenue, profits, gains; proceeds, pay, allowance.
ANT. _Expenditure, disbursement, outlay, expense._
=Incongruous.= Inconsistent, unsuitable, absurd, conflicting,
discordant, discrepant, repugnant, mismated, incompatible, inapposite,
contrary, contradictory, inappropriate, inharmonious, ill-matched,
irreconcilable, mismatched.
ANT. _Consistent, harmonious, suitable, accordant, agreeing,
compatible._
=Increase=, _n._ Accession, growth, extension, augmentation, addition,
enlargement, expansion, increment; product, produce, gain, profit;
offspring, issue, progeny, descendants.
ANT. _Deduction, detraction, diminution, contraction, loss, waste,
detriment, curtailment, reduction, expenditure, impoverishment._
=Increase=, _v._ Advance, heighten, pile up, enhance, aggregate, dilate,
magnify, spread, augment, greaten, enlarge, raise; extend, prolong;
aggravate, intensify; grow; multiply, be fruitful.
ANT. _Decrease, lessen, diminish, decline, abate, lower, reduce,
curtail, retrench._
=Inculcate.= Infuse, impress, enforce, instil, implant, ingraft, urge,
teach.
ANT. _Insinuate, suggest, abjure, disavow, denounce._
=Incumbent.= Obligatory, binding, devolving; lying, leaning, reclining,
resting, weighing down, prone; coercive, indispensable, urgent;
threatening, impending.
ANT. _Optional, discretional, elective, voluntary._
=Incur.= Contract, become liable to; bring on; meet, run.
ANT. _Avoid, shun._
=Incursion.= Inroad, raid, invasion, irruption, descent, foray, sally,
encroachment.
ANT. _Encampment, retreat, abode, settlement._
=Indebted.= Owing, obliged, beholden, under obligation.
ANT. _Disobliged, unbeholden._
=Indeed.= Truly, really, verily, positively, absolutely, in fact,
veritably, certainly, in truth; strictly, in point of fact.
ANT. _By no means, not at all._
=Indefatigable.= Unwearied, untiring, persevering, persistent,
assiduous, sedulous, unremitting, never-tiring, unflagging; incessant,
indomitable.
ANT. _Idle, indifferent, indolent._
=Indelible.= Ineffaceable, indestructible, ingrained, indefeasible,
irreversible, persistent.
ANT. _Mutable, evanescent, transient, effaceable._
=Indemnify.= Secure, save; compensate, remunerate, reimburse, requite;
satisfy.
ANT. _Fine, mulct, amerce._
=Indicate.= Show, denote, mark, betoken, signify, point out, designate,
specify; evidence, evince, betray, manifest, declare.
ANT. _Conceal, misdirect, falsify, misindicate, negative, contradict._
=Indication.= Indicating sign, mark, note, index, symptom, token, hint,
suggestion, manifestation; evidence, demonstration, proof, prognostic.
ANT. _Silence, surmise, misdirection, undemonstrativeness, misguidance,
misindication._
=Indictment.= Indicting, presentment; accusation, charge, impeachment,
arraignment, crimination.
=Indifference.= Neutrality, impartiality, disinterestedness; unconcern,
apathy, coolness, negligence, carelessness, inattention, heedlessness;
triviality, insignificance, unimportance; inferiority; insensibility,
composure.
ANT. _Importance, interest, significance, weight, gravity, affection,
ardor, eagerness._
=Indifferent.= Neutral, unbiased, impartial, disinterested; cool,
unconcerned, unmoved, cold, inattentive, apathetic, dead, regardless,
heedless, unmindful; equal, all the same, all one, just the same;
passable, tolerable, ordinary, middling, mediocre, rather poor;
lukewarm, careless.
ANT. _Anxious, careful, susceptible, sympathetic, sensitive._
=Indigent.= Poor, needy, destitute, necessitous, reduced, penniless,
moneyless, distressed, insolvent, in want; impecunious, straitened.
ANT. _Wealthy, moneyed, rich, affluent, opulent._
=Indignation.= Resentment, anger, ire, wrath, fury, rage, exasperation,
choler; denunciation, displeasure, protestation.
ANT. _Gratification, admiration, approval, applause, complacency._
=Indignity.= Insult, outrage, affront, slight, dishonor, abuse,
disrespect, contumely, reproach, opprobrium, obloquy; rudeness,
contemptuousness, ignominy, disgrace.
ANT. _Deference, compliment, honor, respect._
=Indiscriminate.= Undistinguishing, undiscriminating; mixed, confused,
mingled, promiscuous, indistinguishable; ill-assorted, undiscerning.
ANT. _Careful, sorted, select, discerning._
=Indisposed.= Averse, disinclined, unwilling, reluctant, backward,
loath; ill, ailing, sick.
ANT. _Prompt, willing, eager, desirous, inclined; healthful, sound._
=Indite.= Compose, write, dictate, pen; prompt, suggest, word, describe,
phrase.
ANT. _Transcribe, copy, imitate, duplicate._
=Individual=, _n._ Person, personage, character, some one; unit, single
instance; personality.
ANT. _Species, genus, family, kind._
=Individual=, _a._ Particular, special, separate, single, unique, one;
peculiar, personal; positive, decided, unconventional, independent,
specific, indivisible, singular, identical, idiosyncratic.
ANT. _General, common, collective, plural, universal._
=Individuality.= Personality, distinct existence; character, decision,
self-direction, originality, self-determination, uniqueness.
ANT. _Generality, mediocrity._
=Indolence.= Laziness, sloth, inertness, idleness, sluggishness,
slothfulness.
ANT. _Activity, energy._
=Indomitable.= Unyielding, unconquerable, invincible; untamable,
irrepressible, indefatigable.
ANT. _Effortless, feeble, languid._
=Indorse.= Superscribe; sanction, approve, vouch for, confirm, ratify;
accept.
ANT. _Protest, repudiate, renounce, abjure, cancel._
=Induce.= Influence, impel, move, prompt, instigate, persuade, actuate,
urge, incite, spur, prevail upon; cause, produce, effect, bring on.
ANT. _Prevent, disincline, dissuade, deter, hinder, restrain._
=Induction.= Introduction, installation, inauguration, institution;
conclusion, inference, generalization, inductive method; collection,
collation, application.
ANT. _Statement, hypothesis; deduction; subtraction; principle, class,
law, proposition, argumentation, discourse._
=Indulge.= Gratify, yield, satisfy; humor, pamper, favor; allow, permit,
suffer, cherish, foster, harbor; spoil, revel, grovel.
ANT. _Thwart, deny, disappoint, discard, contradict, renounce,
counteract, mortify, abjure, discipline._
=Indulgence.= Gratification, humoring, pampering; leniency, kindness,
tenderness, favor, liberality.
ANT. _Abstinence, self-sacrifice, repression, restraint._
=Indulgent.= Yielding, compliant; lenient, mild, clement, tolerant,
gentle, kind, tender, forbearing.
ANT. _Harsh, severe, rough, austere, self-controlled, abstinent._
=Industrious.= Diligent, active, busy, assiduous, engaged, employed,
sedulous, occupied, laborious, hard-working; brisk, persistent,
persevering.
ANT. _Lazy, shiftless, idle._
=Industry.= Diligence, labor, application, assiduity, attention,
constancy, exertion, intentness, patience, perseverance, persistence,
sedulousness, pains, effort, activity, toil.
ANT. _Idleness, inattention, neglect, negligence, sloth, remissness,
changeableness, indolence, inconstancy, inactivity, fickleness, ease,
indiligence._
=Ineffable.= Unspeakable, indescribable, inexpressible, unutterable;
inconceivable, unsurpassable, undeclarable, exquisite, perfect.
ANT. _Common, trivial, superficial, vulgar, commonplace, conversational,
colloquial, obvious._
=Inert.= Inactive, lifeless, dead, passive, motionless; dull, indolent,
torpid, lazy, idle, supine, sluggish, slothful; heavy, dormant.
ANT. _Active, alert, brisk, energetic, quick, vigorous._
=Inevitable.= Necessary, unavoidable, infallible, certain, fixed,
irresistible.
ANT. _Uncertain, avoidable, indeterminate._
=Infamy.= Dishonor, shame, disgrace, discredit, ignominy, opprobrium,
scandal, obloquy, abasement; villainy, disgracefulness, wickedness,
atrocity, shamefulness; despair, degradation.
ANT. _Honor, reputation, renown, glory, celebrity._
=Infantile.= Young, childish, tender; babyish, weak; childlike,
babylike; puerile, imbecile.
ANT. _Manly, vigorous, mature, robust._
=Infatuation.= Folly, stupefaction, foolishness, prepossession,
obsession; fatuity, hallucination, madness, self-deception.
ANT. _Sagacity, soundness, wisdom, sanity, clear-sightedness._
=Infection.= Contagion; contamination, taint, bane, pest, poison,
corruption, defilement, vitiation, pollution.
ANT. _Purification, disinfection, antidote, antisepsis._
=Infectious.= Contagious, catching, pestilential, pestiferous;
contaminating, corrupting, defiling, polluting, poisoning, vitiating.
ANT. _Wholesome, sanative, beneficial, antiseptic._
=Infer.= Deduce, conclude, gather, collect, consider probable; derive,
argue.
ANT. _State, enunciate, assume, guess, conjecture, propound, anticipate,
prognosticate._
=Inference.= Conclusion, deduction, corollary, consequence;
generalization, induction.
ANT. _Statement, proposition, enunciation._
=Inferiority.= Subordination; deficiency, imperfection, minority,
poverty, subjection, servitude, depression; mediocrity.
ANT. _Superiority, eminence, excellence, majority, elevation,
independence, mastery, exaltation._
=Infernal.= Hellish; diabolical, devilish, fiendish, demoniacal,
satanic, atrocious, nefarious, dark, accursed, abominable.
ANT. _Angelic, cherubic._
=Infest.= Throng, overrun, beset, swarm in; disturb, plague, annoy,
tease, harass, trouble, molest, torment, worry, pester.
ANT. _Comfort, refresh, regale, gratify._
=Infidel.= Unbeliever, disbeliever, atheist, denier, freethinker, deist,
skeptic, heretic.
ANT. _Believer, pietist, devotee, Christian._
=Infidelity.= Unbelief, disbelief, skepticism; faithlessness,
unfaithfulness, disloyalty.
ANT. _Fidelity, belief, faith, religiousness, credulity, credulousness;
faithfulness, loyalty._
=Infinite.= Absolute, illimitable, limitless, boundless, interminable,
eternal, unlimited, unmeasured, measureless, unfathomable,
unconditioned, numberless, unbounded, immeasurable, innumerable,
countless.
ANT. _Brief, bounded, relative, short, limited, finite, restricted,
transient, transitory, small, little, evanescent, circumscribed,
measurable, moderate, narrow, shallow; infinitesimal._
=Infinitesimal.= Minute, atomic, microscopic, inappreciable,
inconspicuous, undiscernible, infinitely small.
ANT. _Enormous, vast, infinite, immeasurable._
=Infinitude=, =Infinity=. Boundlessness, vastness, immensity;
infiniteness; eternity, absoluteness, self-determination,
self-existence.
ANT. _Relativity._
=Infirm.= Weak, feeble, frail, debilitated, enfeebled, weakened;
faltering, wavering, irresolute, vacillating; unsound, unstable,
insecure; decrepit, lame, failing, impotent.
ANT. _Sound, forcible, firm, strong, sure, cogent, healthy, healthful._
=Infirmity.= Weakness, decrepitude, debility, feebleness, frailness,
frailty; foible, fault, failing, defect; disease, malady, unsoundness.
ANT. _Strength, vigor, unhealthfulness, soundness._
=Inflame.= Excite, stimulate, incite, enkindle, rouse, animate,
inspirit, work up, fire; irritate, exasperate, anger, nettle, provoke,
enrage, incense, madden, infuriate; fan, embitter.
ANT. _Quench, extinguish, allay, cool, pacify, quiet._
=Inflate.= Distend, expand, swell, bloat, blow up; puff up, make
conceited; increase, enlarge.
ANT. _Exhaust, empty, flatten, squeeze, compress._
=Inflated.= Distended, swollen, bloated; tumid, turgid, bombastic,
stilted, declamatory, rhetorical, sophomorical, high-flown; pompous.
ANT. _Simple, plain, unaffected, concise, laconic, explicit, brief._
=Inflection.= Bend, bending, curvature, flexure, crook; variation,
declension, conjugation, comparison; flexion.
ANT. _Straightness, directness, rectilinearity._
=Inflict.= Impose, lay on, put on; afflict.
ANT. _Spare, remove, alleviate, suspend._
=Infliction.= Imposition, inflicting; punishment, judgment; grievance,
trouble, nuisance.
ANT. _Remission, sparing; pleasure, gratification; accommodation,
condoning._
=Influence=, _n._ Authority, ascendency, control, predominance, sway;
reputation, weight of character, credit; influx, inflow; effect,
causation, impulse, affection, power, weight, prestige.
ANT. _Inefficiency, ineffectiveness, inefficacy, nullity,
inoperativeness, neutrality._
=Influence=, _v._ Induce, incite, incline, persuade, move, stir,
actuate, sway, compel, urge, instigate, prompt, lead, impel, excite,
drive, draw, direct, bias.
ANT. _Prevent, restrain, retard, deter, discourage, impede, inhibit,
hinder, dissuade._
=Influential.= Potent, powerful, controlling; efficacious, persuasive,
forcible, guiding, considerable; authoritative.
ANT. _Weak, ineffective, inoperative, inconsiderable, unpersuasive._
=Inform.= Quicken, animate, inspire; acquaint, apprise, mention to,
notify, advise, tell; educate, enlighten, instruct, impart, communicate.
ANT. _Misinstruct, misjudge, deceive, hoodwink, misinform, mystify._
=Information.= Advice, notice, intelligence; knowledge; accusation,
complaint, denunciation; instruction, counsel, notification.
ANT. _Concealment, mystification, ignorance, occultation._
=Infringe.= Transgress, violate, break, disobey, nullify.
ANT. _Preserve, observe, conserve, maintain._
=Infuse.= Instil, inspire, introduce, inculcate, implant, diffuse, shed,
steep, soak, water, infiltrate, insinuate, breathe into.
ANT. _Strain, dry, drain, divert, retract._
=Ingenious.= Inventive, gifted, able, clever, bright, ready, sagacious,
adept, skilful.
ANT. _Unskilful, uninventive, slow, unready, unresourceful, unprepared,
unapt._
=Ingenuity.= Inventiveness, ingeniousness, acuteness, skill, ability,
readiness, faculty, aptitude, cunning, turn, gift, genius.
ANT. _Inability, ineptitude, clumsiness._
=Ingenuous.= Artless, open, candid, frank, sincere, straightforward,
honest, transparent, guileless, truthful, childlike, naive, noble,
generous, honorable.
ANT. _Mean, reserved, sly, insincere, disingenuous._
=Ingratiate.= Commend one’s self into favor, insinuate, recommend.
ANT. _Alienate, estrange._
=Ingredient.= Element, component, constituent.
ANT. _Refuse, residuum, incongruity, counteragent._
=Inherent.= Sticking fast, adhering; essential, immanent, inborn,
inbred, native, natural, subjective, innate, intrinsic, inhering,
congenital, indispensable, indwelling, infixed, internal, ingrained,
inseparable, inwrought.
ANT. _Extrinsic, superficial, fortuitous, casual, accidental, external,
outward, superfluous, transient, unconnected, supplemental, incidental,
subsidiary, superadded; foreign, extraneous, separable, temporary._
=Inherit.= Get as legacy; occupy, possess, enjoy.
ANT. _Acquire, earn, gain, squander, bequeath, leave, demise, devise;
dissipate, alienate._
=Inheritance.= Inheriting; heritage, patrimony; bequest, possession,
legacy.
ANT. _Acquisition, purchase, donation; forfeiture, lapse; escheatment,
alienation._
=Inheritor.= Heir, successor, legatee, devisee.
ANT. _Testator, devisor._
=Inimical.= Antagonistic, hostile, unfriendly; adverse, opposed,
contrary, repugnant, noxious, pernicious, hurtful, harmful.
ANT. _Friendly, companionable, comradely; unanimous, agreeable,
beneficial._