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"scintillant", "scintillating", "shimmering", "shimmery", "sparkling", "sunny", "twinkling", "winking", "burnished", "polished", "shined", "superbright", "ultrabright" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackened", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dimmed", "dusky", "gloomy", "lightless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "somber", "sombre", "sunless", "tenebrous", "unlit", "cloudy", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "palish" ], "antonyms":[ "dim", "dull", "lackluster", "unbright", "unbrilliant" ] }, "having or expressing great depth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "a speaker incandescent with righteous anger over the treatment of the refugees" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "charged", "demonstrative", "emotional", "fervent", "fervid", "feverish", "fiery", "flaming", "glowing", "hot-blooded", "impassioned", "intense", "passional", "passionate", "perfervid", "red-hot", "religious", "superheated", "torrid", "vehement", "warm", "warm-blooded" ], "near synonyms":[ "gushing", "gushy", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "saccharine", "sappy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "sloppy", "sugary", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "enthusiastic", "gung ho", "keen", "zealous", "enamored", "infatuated", "obsessed", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "unrestrained", "frenzied", "orgiastic", "overemotional", "overexcited", "overheated" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "dry", "impersonal", "objective", "reserved", "undemonstrative" ], "antonyms":[ "cold", "cool", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incandescent lamp":{ "as in fluorescent lamp , arc lamp":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamp", "arc light", "candelabra", "candelabrum", "candle", "chandelier", "dark lantern", "flare", "flash", "flashbulb", "flashcube", "flashlight", "floodlight", "fluorescent lamp", "gaslight", "gasolier", "girandole", "headlight", "klieg light", "kleig light", "lantern", "light bulb", "lighthouse", "lighting", "sconce", "spotlight", "streetlight", "sun lamp", "beacon", "illuminant", "lamp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incapability":{ "the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means":{ "examples":[ "the apparent incapability of the president's staff to deal with the crisis" ], "synonyms":[ "impotence", "inability", "inadequacy", "incapacity", "incompetence", "incompetency", "ineptitude", "insufficiency", "powerlessness" ], "near synonyms":[ "disqualification", "inaptitude", "ineffectiveness", "ineffectuality", "ineffectualness", "inefficaciousness", "inefficacy", "inefficiency" ], "near antonyms":[ "aptitude", "bent", "endowment", "flair", "genius", "gift", "knack", "talent", "effectiveness", "effectualness", "efficaciousness", "efficiency", "fitness", "suitability", "suitableness", "potency", "power", "puissance", "sinew", "strength" ], "antonyms":[ "ability", "adequacy", "capability", "capacity", "competence", "competency", "potency" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incapacitated":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to cause severe or permanent injury to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the stroke left her completely incapacitated" ], "near antonyms":[ "cured", "healed", "rehabilitated", "remedied", "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rejuvenated", "renewed", "repaired", "restored" ], "related":[ "dismembered", "hamstrung", "hobbled", "paralyzed", "battered", "bruised", "bunged up", "mangled", "mauled", "roughed (up)", "gored", "lacerated", "winged", "wounded", "disfigured", "scarred", "kneecapped", "broke", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "bashed", "beat", "belted", "bludgeoned", "buffeted", "drubbed", "hammered", "laced", "lambasted", "licked", "pasted", "pelted", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pounded", "pummeled", "pummelled", "thumped", "banged", "boxed", "hit", "punched", "slapped", "smacked", "smashed", "socked", "spanked", "swatted", "swiped", "thrashed", "thwacked", "whacked", "flogged", "lashed", "walloped", "whipped", "killed", "murdered", "tormented", "tortured" ], "synonyms":[ "crippled", "disabled", "lamed", "maimed", "mutilated" ] }, "to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the malfunctioning of a single component can incapacitate the engine" ], "near antonyms":[ "energized", "galvanized", "invigorated", "vitalized", "fortified", "strengthened", "empowered", "freshened", "refreshed", "refreshened", "regenerated", "rejuvenated", "restored", "revitalized", "revived" ], "related":[ "attenuated", "debilitated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "sapped", "tired", "undercut", "undermined", "weakened", "hobbled", "lamed", "maimed", "mutilated", "knocked out" ], "synonyms":[ "crippled", "disabled", "hamstrung", "immobilized", "paralyzed", "prostrated" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "incapacitates":{ "to cause severe or permanent injury to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the stroke left her completely incapacitated" ], "near antonyms":[ "cures", "heals", "rehabilitates", "remedies", "doctors", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rejuvenates", "renews", "repairs", "restores" ], "related":[ "dismembers", "hamstrings", "hobbles", "paralyzes", "batters", "bruises", "bungs up", "mangles", "mauls", "roughs (up)", "gores", "lacerates", "wings", "wounds", "disfigures", "scars", "kneecaps", "breaks", "damages", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "bashes", "beats", "belts", "bludgeons", "buffets", "drubs", "hammers", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "licks", "pastes", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "thumps", "bangs", "boxes", "hits", "punches", "slaps", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "swats", "swipes", "thrashes", "thwacks", "whacks", "flogs", "lashes", "wallops", "whips", "kills", "murders", "torments", "tortures" ], "synonyms":[ "cripples", "disables", "lames", "maims", "mutilates" ] }, "to render 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"capture", "catch", "detain", "nab", "pick up", "pinch", "seize", "impress", "shanghai", "hold", "impound", "keep", "bind", "enchain", "fetter", "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipate", "enfranchise", "manumit", "unbind", "uncage", "unchain", "unfetter" ], "antonyms":[ "discharge", "free", "liberate", "release" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incarnadine":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "incarnadined":{ "as in rouged , ruddled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "rouged", "ruddled", "bloomed", "blushed", "colored", "crimsoned", "flushed", "glowed", "reddened", "abashed", "chagrined", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "embarrassed", "fazed", "humiliated", "mortified" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incarnadining":{ "as in rouging , ruddling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "rouging", "ruddling", "blooming", "blushing", "coloring", "crimsoning", "flushing", "glowing", "reddening", "abashing", "chagrining", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "embarrassing", "fazing", "humiliating", "mortifying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incarnation":{ "a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)":{ "examples":[ "she is the very incarnation of grace and tactfulness" ], "synonyms":[ "abstract", "avatar", "embodier", "embodiment", "epitome", "externalization", "genius", "icon", "ikon", "image", "incorporation", "instantiation", "manifestation", "objectification", "personification", "personifier" ], "near synonyms":[ "actualization", "concretization", "exemplification", "personalization", "realization", "substantiation", "essence", "quintessence", "soul", "archetype", "exemplar", "model", "paradigm", "pattern", "reincarnation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incaution":{ "failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes":{ "antonyms":[ "care", "carefulness", "caution", "cautiousness", "heedfulness" ], "examples":[ "as a result of an agent's colossal incaution , a laptop filled with top-secret intelligence was missing" ], "near antonyms":[ "alertness", "attention", "attentiveness", "awareness", "circumspection", "observance", "vigilance", "watchfulness", "responsibility", "responsibleness" ], "related":[ "foolhardiness", "rashness", "recklessness", "wildness", "neglect", "omission", "delinquency", "irresponsibility", "irresponsibleness", "malfeasance", "malpractice", "misconduct", "misdirection", "mishandling", "mismanagement", "forgetfulness", "inadvertence", "inadvertency", "inattention", "inattentiveness", "obliviousness", "shortsightedness", "unwariness" ], "synonyms":[ "carelessness", "dereliction", "heedlessness", "incautiousness", "laxness", "neglectfulness", "negligence", "remissness", "slackness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inception":{ "the point at which something begins":{ "examples":[ "this seemed like a good program at its inception , but it isn't working out as planned" ], "synonyms":[ "alpha", "baseline", "beginning", "birth", "commencement", "dawn", "day one", "genesis", "get-go", "git-go", "incipience", "incipiency", "kickoff", "launch", "morning", "nascence", "nascency", "onset", "outset", "start", "threshold" ], "near synonyms":[ "drawing board", "first base", "ground zero", "square one", "creation", "founding", "inauguration", "initiation", "institution", "origination", "cradle", "fountain", "fountainhead", "germ", "origin", "root", "seedbed", "source", "spring", "well", "wellspring", "dawning", "opening", "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "emergence", "childhood", "infancy", "youth" ], "near antonyms":[ "cessation", "closing", "closure", "completion", "finale", "finish", "period", "stop", "termination", "windup" ], "antonyms":[ "close", "conclusion", "end", "ending", "omega" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inceptions":{ "the point at which something begins":{ "examples":[ "this seemed like a good program at its inception , but it isn't working out as planned" ], "synonyms":[ "alphas", "baselines", "beginnings", "births", "commencements", "dawns", "day ones", "geneses", "get-goes", "git-goes", "incipiences", "incipiencies", "kickoffs", "launches", "mornings", "nascences", "nascencies", "onsets", "outsets", "starts", "thresholds" ], "near synonyms":[ "drawing boards", "first bases", "ground zeros", "square ones", "creations", "inaugurations", "initiations", "institutions", "originations", "cradles", "fountainheads", "fountains", "germs", "origins", "roots", "seedbeds", "sources", "springs", "wells", "wellsprings", "openings", "advents", "appearances", "arrivals", "debuts", "d\u00e9buts", "emergences", "childhoods", "infancies", "youths" ], "near antonyms":[ "cessations", "closings", "closures", "completions", "finales", "finishes", "periods", "stops", "terminations", "windups" ], "antonyms":[ "closes", "conclusions", "endings", "ends", "omegas" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incertitude":{ "a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{ "examples":[ "a growing incertitude about the honesty of the housekeeper they had just hired" ], "synonyms":[ "distrust", "distrustfulness", "doubt", "dubiety", "dubitation", "misdoubt", "misgiving", "mistrust", "mistrustfulness", "query", "reservation", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainty" ], "near synonyms":[ "disbelief", "incredulity", "unbelief", "anxiety", "concern", "paranoia", "wariness", "compunction", "niggle", "qualm", "scruple", "tremor" ], "near antonyms":[ "credence", "faith" ], "antonyms":[ "assurance", "belief", "certainty", "certitude", "confidence", "conviction", "sureness", "surety", "trust" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inch":{ "a very small distance or degree":{ "examples":[ "give them an inch , and they'll take a mile" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "hair", "hairbreadth", "hairsbreadth", "hairline", "hop, skip, and jump", "neck", "shouting distance", "step", "stone's throw" ], "near synonyms":[ "bit", "crumb", "dab", "iota", "jot", "minim", "mite", "particle", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "trace", "trifle" ], "near antonyms":[ "infinity", "light-year" ], "antonyms":[ "country mile", "long haul", "mile" ] }, "an individual part of a process, series, or ranking":{ "examples":[ "inch by inch , we're making progress toward our fund-raising goal" ], "synonyms":[ "chapter", "cut", "degree", "grade", "notch", "peg", "phase", "place", "point", "stage", "step" ], "near synonyms":[ "angle", "aspect", "facet", "side", "amount", "measure", "plane", "decrement", "increment" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the distance of something or someone from bottom to top":{ "examples":[ "made the most of her inches by standing on her tiptoes to reach the top shelf" ], "synonyms":[ "altitude", "elevation", "height", "stature" ], "near synonyms":[ "rise", "highness", "loftiness", "tallness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits":{ "examples":[ "every year the water inches further up the embankments, threatening to permanently engulf the island city" ], "synonyms":[ "creep", "encroach", "worm" ], "near synonyms":[ "snake", "sneak", "entrench", "intrench", "impinge", "infringe", "intrude", "invade", "overpass", "overreach", "overrun", "overshoot", "overstep" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move slowly":{ "examples":[ "the car inched carefully across the snow-covered causeway" ], "synonyms":[ "crawl", "creak (along)", "creep", "drag", "limp", "nose", "ooze", "plod", "poke", "slouch", "snail" ], "near synonyms":[ "lumber", "shamble", "shuffle", "tramp", "trudge" ], "near antonyms":[ "float", "glide", "sail", "hurry", "tear" ], "antonyms":[ "fly", "race", "speed", "whiz", "whizz", "zip" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "inched":{ "to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits":{ "examples":[ "every year the water inches further up the embankments, threatening to permanently engulf the island city" ], "synonyms":[ "crept", "encroached", "wormed" ], "near synonyms":[ "snaked", "sneaked", "snuck", "entrenched", "intrenched", "impinged", "infringed", "intruded", "invaded", "overpassed", "overran", "overreached", "overshot", "overstepped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move slowly":{ "examples":[ "the car inched carefully across the snow-covered causeway" ], "synonyms":[ "crawled", "creaked (along)", "crept", "dragged", "limped", "nosed", "oozed", "plodded", "poked", "slouched", "snailed" ], "near synonyms":[ "lumbered", "shambled", "shuffled", "tramped", "trudged" ], "near antonyms":[ "floated", "glided", "sailed", "hurried", "tore" ], "antonyms":[ "flew", "raced", "sped", "speeded", "whizzed", "zipped" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incinerated":{ "as in burned , charred":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to burn (something) completely":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The waste is incinerated in a large furnace." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "incise":{ "to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface":{ "examples":[ "incised a pattern into the copper plate" ], "synonyms":[ "engrave", "etch", "grave", "inscribe", "insculp" ], "near synonyms":[ "carve", "chisel", "sculpt", "sculpture", "chase", "groove", "indent", "notch", "score", "trace", "affix", "impress" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{ "examples":[ "incised the tree with a sharp ax to get the sap flowing" ], "synonyms":[ "cut", "gash", "rip", "shear", "slash", "slice", "slit" ], "near synonyms":[ "crosscut", "hacksaw", "saw", "scissor", "cleave", "rive", "split", "pierce", "stab", "bruise", "butcher", "hack", "haggle", "lacerate", "mangle", "rend", "tear", "carve", "chip", "chisel", "notch", "anatomize", "dissect", "section", "chop", "dice", "mince", "amputate", "cut off", "sever" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incision":{ "a long deep cut":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the surgeon made a thin incision with the scalpel" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "abrasion", "score", "scrape", "scratch", "injury", "wound", "crack", "fracture", "rupture", "snag" ], "synonyms":[ "gash", "laceration", "rent", "rip", "slash", "slit", "tear" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incisiveness":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incited":{ "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "the rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours" ], "synonyms":[ "abetted", "brewed", "fermented", "fomented", "instigated", "picked", "provoked", "raised", "stirred (up)", "whipped (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nourished", "nurtured", "promoted", "sowed", "stimulated", "detonated", "set", "set off", "triggered", "excited", "galvanized", "inflamed", "enflamed", "inspired", "motivated", "roused", "activated", "energized", "enlivened", "fired", "invigorated", "jazzed (up)", "livened (up)", "pepped (up)", "quickened", "stimulated", "vitalized" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridled", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "discouraged", "held", "inhibited", "regulated", "reined (in)", "restrained", "tamed", "allayed", "calmed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "stilled", "subdued", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rouse to strong feeling or action":{ "examples":[ "the demagogue's fiery rant incited the crowd to riot" ], "synonyms":[ "aroused", "encouraged", "excited", "fired (up)", "impassioned", "instigated", "moved", "piqued", "provoked", "revved (up)", "sparked", "stimulated", "stirred" ], "near synonyms":[ "fanned", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "triggered", "activated", "animated", "drove", "energized", "galvanized", "induced", "inspired", "keyed (up)", "motivated", "motived", "pumped up", "quickened", "set off", "vitalized", "abetted", "fermented", "fomented", "raised", "whipped (up)", "angered", "enraged", "maddened", "upset", "jeered", "taunted", "teased", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "irritated", "vexed", "vext" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmed", "soothed", "subdued", "tranquilized", "tranquillized", "appeased", "mollified", "pacified", "placated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inciters":{ "a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent":{ "examples":[ "the governor warned that inciters of mob violence would be dealt with harshly" ], "synonyms":[ "agitators", "demagogues", "demagogs", "exciters", "firebrands", "fomenters", "incendiaries", "instigators", "kindlers", "provocateurs", "rabble-rousers" ], "near synonyms":[ "demonstrators", "marchers", "objectors", "picketers", "protesters", "protestors", "advocates", "apostles", "backers", "boosters", "champions", "exponents", "persuaders", "promoters", "proponents", "reformers", "reformists", "supporters", "alarmists", "extremists", "insurgents", "insurrectionists", "radicals", "rebels", "revolters", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "subversives", "troublemakers", "prodders", "prompters", "provokers", "agents provocateurs" ], "near antonyms":[ "peacemakers", "reconcilers", "uniters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inclement":{ "marked by wet and windy conditions":{ "examples":[ "the weather report warned that the holiday weekend would be spoiled by inclement weather" ], "synonyms":[ "bleak", "dirty", "foul", "nasty", "raw", "rough", "squally", "stormy", "tempestuous", "turbulent" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowy", "blustering", "blustery", "breezy", "gusty", "windblown", "windswept", "cloudy", "overcast", "sunless", "rainy", "snowy", "foggy", 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"disfavored", "disliked", "misliked", "abhorred", "abominated", "detested", "hated", "loathed", "declined", "refused", "rejected", "turned down", "discarded", "jettisoned", "threw away", "threw out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inclining":{ "bending downward or forward":{ "examples":[ "the inclining branches of the evergreens seemed almost ready to break under the weight of the heavy snow" ], "synonyms":[ "bowed", "bowing", "declined", "declining", "descendant", "descendent", "descending", "drooping", "droopy", "hanging", "hung", "nodding", "pendulous", "sagging", "stooping", "weeping" ], "near synonyms":[ "floppy", "limp", "dangling", "falling", "pendent", "pendant", "suspended", "dipping", "sinking", "slumping" ], "near antonyms":[ "erect", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "elevated", "raised", "upraised" ], "antonyms":[ "unbending", "upright" ] }, "to set or cause to be at an angle":{ "examples":[ "carefully inclined the ladder against the house" ], "synonyms":[ "angling", "canting", "cocking", "heeling", "leaning", "listing", "pitching", "slanting", "sloping", "tilting", "tipping" ], "near synonyms":[ "banking", "bending", "deviating", "swerving", "veering", "declining", "descending", "reclining", "retreating" ], "near antonyms":[ "evening", "flattening", "leveling", "levelling", "straightening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show a liking or proneness (for something)":{ "examples":[ "a good restaurant for diners who incline to spicy food" ], "synonyms":[ "leaning", "running", "tending", "trending" ], "near synonyms":[ "going", "gravitating", "indicating", "pointing", "suggesting" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "shunning", "shying (from or away from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "inclosed":{ "as in caged , chained":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "caged", "chained", "immured", "imprisoned", "leashed", "penned", "caught", "anchored", "bolted", "fastened", "fettered", "manacled", "shackled", "tied", "bound", "confined", "restrained", "unfree", "kidnapped", "kidnaped" ], "near antonyms":[ "footloose", "free", "loose", "unbound", "unconfined", "unrestrained", "escaped", "uncaged", "unchained", "unfettered", "unleashed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "examples":[ "dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages" ], "synonyms":[ "boxed (in)", "caged", "closeted", "cooped (up)", "corralled", "encaged", "encased", "enveloped", "fenced (in)", "hedged", "hemmed (in)", "housed", "immured", "included", "mewed (up)", "penned", "walled (in)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounded", "circumscribed", "confined", "contained", "limited", "restricted", "encircled", "encompassed", "enfolded", "enframed", "enlaced", "framed", "ringed", "surrounded", "armored", "cocooned", "encapsulated", "encapsuled", "encysted", "ensheathed", "ensphered", "enwombed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a circle around":{ "examples":[ "in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend" ], "synonyms":[ "circled", "compassed", "embraced", "encircled", "encompassed", "environed", "girded", "girt", "girdled", "ringed", "surrounded", "wreathed" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumscribed", "closed in", "cordoned (off)", "fenced (in)", "hemmed (in)", "walled", "beset", "besieged", "entrenched", "intrenched", "invested", "swarmed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view" ], "synonyms":[ "bosomed", "bowered", "circumfused", "cocooned", "embosomed", "embowered", "embraced", "encompassed", "enfolded", "enshrouded", "enswathed", "enveloped", "enwrapped", "invested", "involved", "lapped", "mantled", "muffled", "shrouded", "swathed", "veiled", "wrapped" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtained", "draped", "embedded", "imbedded", "encased", "swaddled", "blanketed", "overlaid", "overspread", "camouflaged", "cloaked", "disguised", "masked", "circled", "encircled", "enlaced", "enwound" ], "near antonyms":[ "bared", "denuded", "exposed", "stripped", "stript" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "inclusionary":{ "as in overarching , broad":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "all-embracing", "broad", "broad-gauge", "broad-gauged", "broadscale", "comprehensive", "extensive", "overarching", "pervasive", "sweeping", "ubiquitous", "wholesale", "wide", "widespread", "across-the-board", "blanket", "broad-brush", "common", "general", "generic", "global", "overall", "universal", "aggregate", "collective", "complete", "full", "plenary", "planetary", "worldwide" ], "near antonyms":[ "individual", "particular", "component", "constituent", "cross-sectional", "divisional", "fragmentary", "partial", "local", "localized", "regional", "sectional" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incognizant":{ "not informed about or aware of something":{ "examples":[ "a bunch of loud partygoers who seemed utterly incognizant of the disturbance they were creating" ], "synonyms":[ "clueless", "ignorant", "innocent", "insensible", "nescient", "oblivious", "unacquainted", "unaware", "unconscious", "uninformed", "unknowing", "unmindful", "unwitting" ], "near synonyms":[ "uneducated", "unschooled", "untaught", "absent", "absentminded", "abstracted", "heedless", "inattentive", "inconscient" ], "near antonyms":[ "au courant", "hip", "plugged-in", "up-to-date", "educated", "knowledgeable", "schooled", "taught", "heedful", "observant", "sensitive", "sentient" ], "antonyms":[ "acquainted", "aware", "cognizant", "conscious", "conversant", "grounded", "informed", "knowing", "mindful", "witting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incoherence":{ "as in illogic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "illogic", "absurdity", "brainlessness", "insanity", "irrationality", "nonsensicalness", "preposterousness", "senselessness" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellection", "logic", "ratiocination", "reason", "reasoning", "sense", "cogency", "coherence", "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "convincingness", "persuasiveness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in violence , disunity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "asymmetry", "discordance", "disproportion", "disunity", "imbalance", "violence", "confusion", "disorganization", "dissonance", "disturbance", "tension", "disconnectedness", "disjointedness", "incompatibility", "irregularity", "unevenness" ], "near antonyms":[ "balance", "coherence", "concinnity", "consonance", "consonancy", "harmony", "orchestration", "proportion", "symmetry", "symphony", "unity", "coordination", "correlation", "correspondence", "equalization", "equilibrium", "evenness", "order", "orderliness", "regularity", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incoherent":{ "not clearly or logically connected":{ "examples":[ "the thriller's incoherent plot left movie audiences wondering who did what" ], "synonyms":[ "choppy", "disconnected", "disjointed", "unconnected" ], "near synonyms":[ "baffling", "bewildering", "confounding", "confused", "confusing", "disordered", "disorderly", "disorganized", "muddled", "perplexing", "puzzling", "unorganized", "disconcerting", "frustrating", "fallacious", "illogical", "inconsistent", "invalid", "irrational", "unsound", "absurd", "asinine", "bizarre", "curious", "eccentric", "foolish", "odd", "outlandish", "outr\u00e9", "peculiar", "screwy", "strange", "unreasonable", "unusual", "weird", "meaningless", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "ridiculous", "senseless", "silly", "unconvincing", "inexplicable", "unaccountable", "unexplainable" ], "near antonyms":[ "ordered", "orderly", "organized", "systematic", "systematized", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "sensible", "solid", "sound", "valid", "cogent", "compelling", "convincing", "persuasive", "plausible", "satisfying", "clear", "clear-cut", "lucid", "perspicuous", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ], "antonyms":[ "coherent", "connected" ] }, "consisting of particles that do not stick together":{ "examples":[ "a driveway covered with incoherent gravel" ], "synonyms":[ "loose", "unconsolidated" ], "near synonyms":[ "nonadhesive", "nonviscous", "disconnected", "disjointed", "separate", "unconnected", "coarse", "granular", "rough" ], "near antonyms":[ "connected", "solid", "compacted", "compressed", "adhesive", "gelatinous", "gluey", "glutinous", "gooey", "gummy", "sticky", "viscid", "viscous" ], "antonyms":[ "coherent", "compact", "dense", "packed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incomer":{ "one that leaves one place to settle in another":{ "examples":[ "a steady stream of incomers to Australia from all parts of the Commonwealth" ], "synonyms":[ "emigrant", "\u00e9migr\u00e9", "emigr\u00e9", "immigrant", "in-migrant", "migrant", "out-migrant", "settler" ], "near synonyms":[ "defector", "deportee", "evacuee", "exile", "expatriate", "refugee", "relocatee", "repatriate", "alien", "foreigner", "noncitizen", "nonnative", "colonist", "newcomer", "squatter", "migrator", "pilgrim", "pioneer", "trekker" ], "near antonyms":[ "aborigine", "native", "citizen", "habitant", "inhabitant", "national", "resident" ], "antonyms":[ "nonimmigrant" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incommode":{ "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "the innkeeper tried to hide how much the request incommoded them" ], "synonyms":[ "discommode", "disoblige", "disturb", "inconvenience", "put out", "trouble" ], "near synonyms":[ "burden", "encumber", "saddle", "weigh", "fetter", "hamper", "hamstring", "handicap", "hinder", "hobble", "hold back", "hold up", "impede", "inhibit", "interfere (with)", "manacle", "obstruct", "shackle", "tie up", "trammel", "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "chafe", "exasperate", "gall", "get", "irk", "nettle", "peeve", "pique", "rile", "vex", "grate", "inflame", "enflame", "provoke", "agitate", "perturb", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "assist", "help", "ease", "facilitate", "smooth", "appease", "conciliate", "disarm", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "please", "satisfy", "comfort", "console", "content" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodate", "favor", "oblige" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incommodity":{ "a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "antonyms":[ "advantage", "asset", "edge", "plus" ], "examples":[ "cited reduced privacy as one of the incommodities of apartment living" ], "near antonyms":[ "vantage", "head start", "jump", "lead", "margin", "start", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "better", "command", "control", "drop", "mastery", "predominance", "superiority", "supremacy", "transcendence", "upper hand", "prerogative", "privilege", "break", "opportunity", "aid", "assistance", "help" ], "related":[ "albatross", "millstone", "stranglehold", "disability", "impairment", "failing", "shortcoming", "bar", "catch", "check", "clog", "crimp", "embarrassment", "hindrance", "hitch", "hurdle", "impediment", "interference", "let", "manacle", "obstacle", "obstruction", "rub", "shackle", "stop", "trammel" ], "synonyms":[ "debit", "disadvantage", "disbenefit", "downside", "drawback", "handicap", "liability", "minus", "negative", "strike" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incommunicable":{ "beyond the power to describe":{ "antonyms":[ "communicable", "definable", "expressible", "speakable" ], "examples":[ "the vastness of the universe is incommunicable" ], "near antonyms":[ "conceivable", "imaginable", "thinkable" ], "related":[ "unsayable", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unbelievable", "unimaginable", "unthinkable", "inexplicable", "unexplainable", "characterless", "featureless", "nondescript" ], "synonyms":[ "indefinable", "indescribable", "ineffable", "inenarrable", "inexpressible", "nameless", "uncommunicable", "unspeakable", "unutterable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incomplete":{ "lacking some necessary part":{ "examples":[ "an incomplete puzzle that has several pieces missing" ], "synonyms":[ "deficient", "fragmental", "fragmentary", "half", "halfway", "partial" ], "near synonyms":[ "broken", "damaged", "flawed", "impaired", "imperfect", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "sketchy", "unassembled", "uncompleted", "unfinished" ], "near antonyms":[ "flawless", "unbroken", "undamaged", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "completed", "finished" ], "antonyms":[ "complete", "entire", "full", "intact", "integral", "perfect", "whole" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incompleteness":{ "as in inadequacy , lack":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deficiency", "deficit", "imperfection", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "insufficience", "insufficiency", "lack", "need", "shortcoming", "shortfall", "want", "gap", "hiatus", "hole", "lacuna", "space", "void", "defectiveness", "detriment", "disability", "failing", "fault", "impairment", "weakness" ], "near antonyms":[ "completeness", "fullness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inconclusiveness":{ "as in ineffectiveness , ineffectuality":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ineffectiveness", "ineffectuality", "ineffectualness", "invalidity", "shakiness", "unsoundness", "feebleness", "powerlessness", "weakness" ], "near antonyms":[ "authority", "cogency", "conclusiveness", "convincingness", "effectiveness", "force", "forcefulness", "persuasion", "persuasiveness", "suasiveness", "impact", "might", "power", "punch", "strength", "weight", "believability", "credibility", "soundness", "validity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incongruence":{ "as in inconsistency , incongruity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "incompatibility", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "inconsistence", "inconsistency", "inconsonance", "inharmoniousness", "falling-out", "fight", "hassle", "jar", "miff", "mix-up", "quarrel", "row", "run-in", "scrap", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "cold war", "enmity", "hostility", "ill will", "rancor", "altercation", "argument", "bicker", "brawl", "debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "friction", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace", "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incongruity":{ "someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another":{ "examples":[ "she's an incongruity : an impeccably groomed woman who keeps a messy house" ], "synonyms":[ "contradiction", "dichotomy", "paradox" ], "near synonyms":[ "antinomy", "conundrum", "enigma", "mystery", "mystification", "puzzle", "puzzlement", "riddle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inconsiderableness":{ "the quality or state of being unimportant":{ "examples":[ "the inconsiderableness of his duties in the make-work job was downright embarrassing" ], "synonyms":[ "immateriality", "inconsequence", "inconsequentiality", "insignificance", "insignificancy", "littleness", "negligibility", "nullity", "pettiness", "slightness", "smallness", "triviality" ], "near synonyms":[ "emptiness", "valuelessness", "worthlessness" ], "near antonyms":[ "substance", "value", "worth" ], "antonyms":[ "bigness", "consequence", "import", "importance", "magnitude", "moment", "significance", "weight", "weightiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inconsistence":{ "something that is not in agreement with other information":{ "examples":[ "The court case was dismissed because of the inconsistence in the plaintiff's statements." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discrepancy", "difference", "disparity", "inconsistency", "error", "mistake", "aberration", "abnormality", "anomaly", "exception", "oddity", "oddment", "rarity", "curiosity", "peculiarity", "singularity", "accident", "bizarrerie", "phenomenon", "quirk", "vagary", "distortion", "kink", "mutation", "variation", "contradiction", "paradox" ], "near antonyms":[ "regularity", "uniformity", "congruity", "consistence", "consistency", "correspondence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inconsolably":{ "with feelings of bitterness or grief":{ "examples":[ "she cried inconsolably for weeks after her dog died" ], "synonyms":[ "agonizingly", "bitterly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "grievously", "hard", "hardly", "lugubriously", "mournfully", "painfully", "plaintively", "regretfully", "resentfully", "ruefully", "sadly", "sorely", "sorrowfully", "unhappily", "wailfully", "woefully", "wretchedly" ], "near synonyms":[ "abjectly", "cheerlessly", "crestfallenly", "dejectedly", "despairingly", "despondently", 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"interweaves", "weaves" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamates", "blends", "combines", "comingles", "commingles", "commixes", "composites", "concretes", "conflates", "fuses", "homogenizes", "immingles", "immixes", "integrates", "interfuses", "intermingles", "intermixes", "melds", "merges", "mingles", "mixes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incorporation":{ "a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)":{ "examples":[ "the workers stood nervously before the company boss, for he was to them the incorporation of all that controlled their fate" ], "synonyms":[ "abstract", "avatar", "embodier", "embodiment", "epitome", "externalization", "genius", "icon", "ikon", "image", "incarnation", "instantiation", "manifestation", "objectification", "personification", "personifier" ], "near synonyms":[ "actualization", "concretization", "exemplification", "personalization", "realization", "substantiation", "essence", "quintessence", "soul", "archetype", "exemplar", "model", "paradigm", "pattern", 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after he turned 12, he had a sudden height increase" ], "near antonyms":[ "deduction", "subtraction" ], "related":[ "accumulation", "assemblage", "collection", "gathering", "complement", "accession", "appendix", "continuation", "extension", "uptrend", "upturn", "jump", "run-up", "spike" ], "synonyms":[ "accretion", "accrual", "addendum", "addition", "augmentation", "boost", "expansion", "gain", "increment", "more", "plus", "proliferation", "raise", "rise", "step-up", "supplement", "uptick" ] }, "the act or process of becoming greater in number":{ "antonyms":[ "decrease" ], "examples":[ "the increase in the number of students enrolled at the school was very gradual" ], "near antonyms":[ "abatement", "compressing", "compression", "condensation", "condensing", "constricting", "constriction", "contracting", "contraction", "diminishing", "diminishment", "diminution", "drop", "drop-off", "fall", "falloff", "lessening", "lowering", "reduction", "shrinkage", "shrinking", "retrenching", "retrenchment", "shortening" ], "related":[ "doubling", "quadrupling", "tripling", "creep", "growth", "rise", "spread", "enlargement", "escalation", "expansion", "amplification", "distension", "distention", "inflation", "accretion", "accrual", "augmentation", "cumulation", "extension", "lengthening", "boost", "gain", "hike", "increment", "rise" ], "synonyms":[ "accumulating", "accumulation", "addition", "multiplication", "mushrooming", "proliferation" ] }, "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[ "contract", "decrease", "diminish", "dwindle", "lessen", "recede", "wane" ], "examples":[ "the number of Internet users increased exponentially during the 1990s" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "jump", "rocket", "skyrocket", "surge", "heighten", "intensify", "redouble", "blow up", "bulk", "distend", "inflate", "puff (up)", "crescendo", "crest", "peak" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "accumulate", "appreciate", "balloon", "boom", "build up", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "climb", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "gain", "mount", "multiply", "mushroom", "proliferate", "rise", "roll up", "snowball", "spread", "swell", "wax" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[ "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "diminish", "downsize", "dwindle", "lessen", "lower", "minify", "reduce", "subtract (from)" ], "examples":[ "we have to increase the number of season-ticket holders if the local sports franchise is to survive" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "shorten", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "cut back", "retrench" ], "related":[ "boom", "jump", "skyrocket", "spike", "bump (up)", "ratchet (up)", "rachet (up)", "blow up", "dilate", "distend", "inflate", "draw out", "elongate", "flesh (out)", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "stretch", "develop", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "magnify", "complement", "supplement", "beef (up)", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "maximize", "accumulate", "amass", "collect", "follow up", "parlay" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "add (to)", "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "build up", "compound", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "extend", "hype", "multiply", "pump up", "raise", "swell", "stoke", "supersize", "up" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "incredulous":{ "inclined to doubt or question claims":{ "examples":[ "incredulous by nature, I'm of course very suspicious of anyone who claims to be able to communicate with the dead" ], "synonyms":[ "disbelieving", "distrustful", "doubting", "mistrustful", "negativistic", "questioning", "show-me", "skeptical", "suspecting", "suspicious", "unbelieving" ], "near synonyms":[ "paranoid", "paranoidal", "critical", "puzzled", "quizzical", "careful", "cautious", "guarded", "gun-shy", "leery", "leary", "wary", "watchful", "cynical", "experienced", "knowing", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise", "curious", "inquiring", "inquisitive", "nosy", "nosey", "snoopy", "uncertain", "unconvinced", "undecided", "undetermined", "unsettled", "unsure", "hesitant" ], "near antonyms":[ "green", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "simple", "simpleminded", "unknowing", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "wide-eyed", "certain", "confident", "positive", "sure", "callow", "inexperienced", "raw", "childlike", "idealistic", "impractical", "beguiled", "deceived", "duped", "gulled", "tricked", "careless", "heedless", "unsuspecting", "unsuspicious", "unwary" ], "antonyms":[ "credulous", "gullible", "gullable", "trustful", "trusting", "uncritical", "unquestioning" ] }, "too extraordinary or improbable to believe":{ "examples":[ "an incredulous account of alien abduction that the tabloids had a field day with" ], "synonyms":[ "fantastic", "fantastical", "implausible", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unbelievable", "uncompelling", "unconceivable", "unconvincing", "unimaginable", "unthinkable" ], "near synonyms":[ "debatable", "disputable", "dodgy", "doubtable", "doubtful", "dubious", "dubitable", "far-fetched", "fishy", "flimsy", "questionable", "shaky", "suspect", "suspicious", "unlikely", "unreasonable", "hopeless", "impossible", "absurd", "comical", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "outlandish", "preposterous", "ridiculous", "risible", "silly", "indefensible", "insupportable", "untenable" ], "near antonyms":[ "likely", "possible", "probable", "reasonable", "certain", "incontestable", "indisputable", "indubitable", "questionless", "sure", "undeniable", "undoubted", "unquestionable" ], "antonyms":[ "believable", "cogitable", "conceivable", "convincing", "credible", "creditable", "imaginable", "plausible", "supposable", "thinkable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inculcates":{ "to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "dedicated teachers inculcating young minds with a love of learning" ], "near antonyms":[ "deprives", "divests", "strips", "clears", "empties", "eliminates", "removes", "takes (away)" ], "related":[ "animates", "charges", "enlivens", "invigorates", "leavens", "implants", "instills", "plants", "impregnates", "permeates", "pervades", "saturates", "deluges", "drowns", "fills", "floods", "inundates", "overwhelms", "submerges" ], "synonyms":[ "endues", "indues", "imbues", "infuses", "ingrains", "engrains", "inoculates", "invests", "steeps", "suffuses" ] }, "to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a malcontent who inculcated in his offspring an abiding distrust of all civil authority" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "drives", "hammers", "pounds", "embeds", "imbeds", "entrenches", "intrenches", "fixes", "lodges", "roots", "imbues", "infuses", "ingrains", "engrains", "inoculates", "invests", "steeps", "suffuses" ], "synonyms":[ "breeds", "enroots", "implants", "infixes", "inseminates", "instills", "plants", "sows" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inculcator":{ "as in":{ 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antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incursion":{ "a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory":{ "examples":[ "there were incursions from the border every summer" ], "synonyms":[ "descent", "foray", "inroad", "invasion", "irruption", "raid" ], "near synonyms":[ "pillage", "plunder", "aggression", "assault", "coup de main", "offense", "offence", "offensive", "onset", "onslaught", "rush", "siege", "storm", "strike", "charge", "sally", "sortie", "ambuscade", "ambush", "surprise", "surprize", "trap", "air raid", "blitz", "blitzkrieg", "bombardment", "counteraggression", "counterassault", "counterattack", "counteroffensive", "counterstrike" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incurvature":{ "as in reflection":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "reflection", "buckle", "convolution", "flexure", "fold", "loop", "spiral", "swirl", "twist", "winding", "decline", "inclination", "incline", "slope", "coil", "curl", "curlicue", "curlycue", "corner", "turnoff", "circle", "ring", "ringlet", "round", "dogleg", "hairpin", "kink", "warp", "angle", "arc", "arch", "bend", "bow", "crook", "curvature", "curve", "inflection", "turn", "wind" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inconvenienced":{ "as in frustrated , harassed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "badgered", "bedeviled", "frustrated", "haggled", "harassed", "harried", "hassled", "persecuted", "pestered", "pinpricked", "plagued", "provoked", "tested", "tormented", "tortured", "tried", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "exasperated", "galled", "irked", "irritated", "narked", "peeved", "put out", "scunnered", "teed off", "vexed", "displeased", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "troubled", "upset", "angered", "angry", "indignant", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "irate", "ireful", "mad", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "shirty", "sore", "steaming", "bristly", "cross", "disapproving", "huffy", "piqued", "resentful", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "choleric", "churlish", "crabby", "cranky", "dyspeptic", "fretful", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "ill-humored", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "petulant", "snappish", "snuffy", "testy", "touchy" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "pleased", "content", "happy", "satisfied", "calm", "pacific", "peaceable", "placid", "serene", "tranquil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "he inconvenienced his sister by moving into her tiny apartment" ], "synonyms":[ "discommoded", "disobliged", "disturbed", "incommoded", "put out", "troubled" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdened", "encumbered", "saddled", "weighed", "fettered", "hampered", "hamstrung", "handicapped", "held back", "held up", "hindered", "hobbled", "impeded", "inhibited", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled", "tied up", "trammeled", "trammelled", "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "irked", "nettled", "peeved", "piqued", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "grated", "inflamed", "enflamed", "provoked", "agitated", "perturbed", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "helped", "eased", "facilitated", "smoothed", "appeased", "conciliated", "disarmed", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "comforted", "consoled", "contented" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodated", "favored", "obliged" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "incommodities":{ "a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{ "examples":[ "cited reduced privacy as one of the incommodities of apartment living" ], "synonyms":[ "debits", "disadvantages", "disbenefits", "downsides", "drawbacks", "handicaps", "liabilities", "minuses", "negatives", "strikes" ], "near synonyms":[ "albatross", "albatrosses", "millstones", "strangleholds", "disabilities", "impairments", "failings", "shortcomings", "bars", "catches", "checks", "clogs", "crimps", "embarrassments", "hindrances", "hitches", "hurdles", "impediments", "interferences", "lets", "manacles", "obstacles", "obstructions", "rubs", "shackles", "stops", "trammels" ], "near antonyms":[ "vantages", "head starts", "jumps", "leads", "margins", "starts", "ascendancies", "ascendencies", "betters", "commands", "controls", "drops", "masteries", "predominances", "superiorities", "supremacies", "transcendences", "upper hands", "prerogatives", "privileges", "breaks", "opportunities", "aids", "assistances", "help" ], "antonyms":[ "advantages", "assets", "edges", "pluses", "plusses" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incognito":{ "not named or identified by a name":{ "examples":[ "an incognito source in the CIA was the source of the information" ], "synonyms":[ "anonymous", "faceless", "innominate", "nameless", "unbaptized", "unchristened", "unidentified", "unnamed", "untitled" ], "related":[ "undetermined", "unspecified", "obscure", "uncelebrated", "unheard-of", "unheralded", "unknown", "unsung", "unexceptional", "unremarkable" ], "near antonyms":[ "denominated", "designated", "specified", "labeled", "labelled", "tabbed", "titled", "celebrated", "famed", "famous", "known", "notable", "noted", "noteworthy", "remarkable", "renowned", "well-known", "exceptional" ], "antonyms":[ "baptized", "christened", "dubbed", "named", "termed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incensing":{ "as in infuriating , maddening":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "engaging", "infuriating", "maddening", "abrasive", "aggravating", "annoying", "chafing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "inflammatory", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nagging", "nettlesome", "nettling", "offensive", "provocative", "provoking", "rankling", "riling", "vexing", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "hostile", "inhospitable", "inimical", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "antagonizing", "aggressive", "agonistic", "argumentative", "assertive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "confrontational", "contentious", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "martial", "militant", "militaristic", "military", "warlike" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliating", "conciliatory", "disarming", "mollifying", "pacific", "pacifying", "peacemaking", "placating", "placatory", "propitiatory", "endearing", "ingratiating", "winning", "winsome", "peaceable", "peaceful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in outrage , ire":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aggravation", "furor", "fury", "indignation", "infuriation", "ire", "outrage", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bitterness", "hostility", "jaundice", "rancor", "disenchantment", "disillusionment", "breach", "breakup", "divorce", "rift", "rupture", "schism", "separation", "split", "antagonism", "embitterment", "envenoming", "alienation", "disaffection", "disgruntlement", "estrangement", "souring" ], "near antonyms":[ "reconcilement", "reconciliation", "endearment", "ingratiation", "appeasement", "conciliation", "mollification", "pacification", "propitiation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make angry":{ "examples":[ "the insult so incensed him that he had to be restrained from hitting the guy" ], "synonyms":[ "angering", "enraging", "inflaming", "enflaming", "infuriating", "iring", "maddening", "madding", "outraging", "rankling", "riling", "roiling", "steaming up", "ticking off" ], "near synonyms":[ "affronting", "aggravating", "annoying", "burning (up)", "crossing", "exasperating", "getting", "huffing", "irritating", "miffing", "nettling", "offending", "peeving", "piquing", "provoking", "putting out", "ruffling", "vexing", "antagonizing", "embittering", "envenoming" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "assuaging", "relieving", "comforting", "consoling", "soothing", "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "calming", "lulling", "quieting", "settling", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "disarming", "enchanting" ], "antonyms":[ "delighting", "gratifying", "pleasing" ] }, "to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance":{ "examples":[ "the gift shop was heavily incensed with a cloying mixture of herbal essences" ], "synonyms":[ "odorizing", "perfuming", "scenting" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "deodorizing" ], "antonyms":[ "stinking up" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "incorrect":{ "having an opinion that does not agree with truth or the facts":{ "examples":[ "you're incorrect about the date of the final exam\u2014it's next Tuesday, not Wednesday" ], "synonyms":[ "mistaken", "wrong" ], "related":[ "confused", "misguided", "misinformed", "misled", "erroneous", "false", "inaccurate", "inexact", "untrue", "deceived", "deluded", "duped", "tricked" ], "near antonyms":[ "informed", "accurate", "exact", "precise", "true" ], "antonyms":[ "correct", "right" ] }, "not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation":{ "examples":[ "chose the incorrect military uniform for the treaty ceremony" ], "synonyms":[ "amiss", "graceless", "improper", "inapposite", "inappropriate", "inapt", "incongruous", "indecorous", "inept", "infelicitous", "malapropos", "perverse", "unapt", "unbecoming", "unfit", "unhappy", "unseemly", "unsuitable", "untoward", "wrong" ], "related":[ "inopportune", "unfortunate", "unseasonable", "untimely", "extraneous", "immaterial", "inapplicable", "irrelative", "irrelevant", "misbecoming", "mismatched", "incompatible", "inconsistent", "uncongenial", "bad", "naughty", "sinful", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "banned", "barred", "disallowed", "forbidden", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed", "awkward", "gauche", "ungraceful", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory" ], "near antonyms":[ "fortunate", "opportune", "seasonable", "timely", "applicable", "apposite", "apropos", "apt", "germane", "material", "pat", "pointed", "relative", "relevant", "compatible", "congenial", "harmonious", "allowed", "authorized", "permitted", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "kosher", "licensed", "sanctioned", "abetted", "encouraged", "promoted", "supported", "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "fine", "OK", "okay", "passable", "respectable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "commendable", "creditable", "exemplary", "blameless", "irreproachable", "balanced", "companionate", "congruous", "consonant", "harmonious" ], "antonyms":[ "appropriate", "becoming", "befitting", "correct", "decorous", "felicitous", "fit", "fitting", "genteel", "happy", "meet", "proper", "right", "seemly", "suitable" ] }, "not being in agreement with what is true":{ "examples":[ "an incorrect but not intentionally deceitful statement" ], "synonyms":[ "erroneous", "false", "inaccurate", "inexact", "invalid", "off", "unsound", "untrue", "untruthful", "wrong" ], "related":[ "counterfactual", "specious", "spurious", "deceptive", "delusive", "delusory", "distorted", "fallacious", "fictitious", "illusory", "misleading", "amiss", "askew", "awry", "deceitful", "dishonest", "fraudulent", "lying", "mendacious", "unconfirmed", "unproven", "untested", "fabricated", "invented", "made-up", "trumped-up" ], "near antonyms":[ "confirmed", "demonstrated", "established", "proven", "tested", "faultless", "flawless", "impeccable", "letter-perfect", "perfect" ], "antonyms":[ "accurate", "correct", "errorless", "exact", "factual", "precise", "proper", "right", "sound", "true", "valid", "veracious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incline":{ "the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon":{ "examples":[ "the steep incline of the hill meant that it was impossible to ride a bicycle up it" ], "synonyms":[ "cant", "diagonal", "grade", "gradient", "inclination", "lean", "pitch", "rake", "slant", "slope", "upgrade" ], "related":[ "ascent", "bank", "climb", "rise" ], "near antonyms":[ "declension", "declination", "decline", "declivity", "descent", "dip", "downgrade", "fall", "hang", "hanging", "receding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or cause to be at an angle":{ "examples":[ "carefully inclined the ladder against the house" ], "synonyms":[ "angle", "cant", "cock", "heel", "lean", "list", "pitch", "slant", "slope", "tilt", "tip" ], "related":[ "bank", "bend", "deviate", "swerve", "veer", "decline", "descend", "recline", "retreat" ], "near antonyms":[ "even", "flatten", "level", "straighten" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show a liking or proneness (for something)":{ "examples":[ "a good restaurant for diners who incline to spicy food" ], "synonyms":[ "lean", "run", "tend", "trend" ], "related":[ "go", "gravitate", "indicate", "point", "suggest" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "shun", "shy (from or away from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "incarnated":{ "to represent in visible form":{ "examples":[ "the general view that Hitler incarnated extreme egotism and indeed evil itself" ], "synonyms":[ "bodied", "embodied", "epitomized", "expressed", "externalized", "incorporated", "instantiated", "manifested", "materialized", "personalized", "personified", "substantiated" ], "related":[ "actualized", "concretized", "realized", "exemplified", "illustrated", "imaged", "objectified", "symbolized", "typified" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "disembodied" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incompetence":{ "the lack of sufficient ability, power, or means":{ "examples":[ "the astounding incompetence of the new assistant" ], "synonyms":[ "impotence", "inability", "inadequacy", "incapability", "incapacity", "incompetency", "ineptitude", "insufficiency", "powerlessness" ], "near synonyms":[ "disqualification", "inaptitude", "ineffectiveness", "ineffectuality", "ineffectualness", "inefficaciousness", "inefficacy", "inefficiency" ], "near antonyms":[ "aptitude", "bent", "endowment", "flair", "genius", "gift", "knack", "talent", "effectiveness", "effectualness", "efficaciousness", "efficiency", "fitness", "suitability", "suitableness", "potency", "power", "puissance", "sinew", "strength" ], "antonyms":[ "ability", "adequacy", "capability", "capacity", "competence", "competency", "potency" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incommodious":{ "as in limited , narrow":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "confined", "cramped", "limited", "narrow", "restricted", "small", "snug", "tight", "tiny" ], "near antonyms":[ "ample", "capacious", "commodious", "roomy", "spacious", "cavernous", "voluminous", "broad", "wide" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inconspicuously":{ "as in unobtrusively , unpretentiously":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "colorlessly", "unobtrusively", "unpretentiously", "boringly", "drably", "dully", "chastely", "demurely", "modestly", "conservatively", "plainly", "quietly", "simply", "bleakly", "severely", "somberly" ], "near antonyms":[ "bravely", "brightly", "brilliantly", "colorfully", "gaily", "gayly", "flamboyantly", "flashily", "garishly", "gaudily", "loud", "loudly", "ostentatiously", "fancily", "ornately", "swankily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "incarnadines":{ "as in rouges , ruddles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "rouges", "ruddles", "blooms", "blushes", "colors", "crimsons", "flushes", "glows", "reddens", "abashes", "chagrins", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "embarrasses", "fazes", "humiliates", "mortifies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "increases":{ "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "we have to increase the number of season-ticket holders if the local sports franchise is to survive" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerates", "adds (to)", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "boosts", "builds up", "compounds", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "extends", "hypes", "multiplies", "pumps up", "raises", "stokes", "supersizes", "swells", "ups" ], "near synonyms":[ "booms", "jumps", "skyrockets", "spikes", "bumps (up)", "ratchets (up)", "rachets (up)", "blows up", "dilates", "distends", "inflates", "draws out", "elongates", "fleshes (out)", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "stretches", "develops", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "magnifies", "complements", "supplements", "beefs (up)", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "maximizes", "accumulates", "amasses", "collects", "follows up", "parlays" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviates", "abridges", "curtails", "shortens", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "cuts back", "retrenches" ], "antonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "diminishes", "downsizes", "dwindles", "lessens", "lowers", "minifies", "reduces", "subtracts (from)" ] }, "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "the number of Internet users increased exponentially during the 1990s" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerates", "accumulates", "appreciates", "balloons", "booms", "builds up", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "climbs", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "gains", "mounts", "multiplies", "mushrooms", "proliferates", "rises", "rolls up", "snowballs", "spreads", "swells", "waxes" ], "near synonyms":[ "jumps", "rockets", "skyrockets", "surges", "heightens", "intensifies", "redoubles", "blows up", "bulks", "distends", "inflates", "puffs (up)", "crescendoes", "crests", "peaks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contracts", "decreases", "diminishes", "dwindles", "lessens", "recedes", "wanes" ] }, "something added (as by growth)":{ "examples":[ "shortly after he turned 12, he had a sudden height increase" ], "synonyms":[ "accretions", "accruals", "addenda", "addendums", "additions", "augmentations", "boosts", "expansions", "gains", "increments", "more", "pluses", "plusses", "proliferations", "raises", "rises", "step-ups", "supplements", "upticks" ], "near synonyms":[ "accumulations", "assemblages", "collections", "gatherings", "complements", "accessions", "appendixes", "appendices", "continuations", "extensions", "uptrends", "upturns", "jumps", "run-ups", "spikes" ], "near antonyms":[ "deductions", "subtractions" ], "antonyms":[ "abatements", "declines", "decreases", "decrements", "depletions", "diminishments", "diminutions", "drop-offs", "falloffs", "falls", "losses", "reductions", "shrinkages", "step-downs" ] }, "the act or process of becoming greater in number":{ "examples":[ "the increase in the number of students enrolled at the school was very gradual" ], "synonyms":[ "accumulations", "additions", "multiplications", "proliferations" ], "near synonyms":[ "creeps", "growths", "rises", "spreads", "enlargements", "escalations", "expansions", "amplifications", "distensions", "distentions", "inflations", "accretions", "accruals", "augmentations", "cumulations", "extensions", "boosts", "gains", "hikes", "increments", "rises" ], "near antonyms":[ "abatements", "compressions", "condensations", "constrictions", "contractions", "diminishments", "diminutions", "drop-offs", "drops", "falloffs", "falls", "reductions", "shrinkages", "retrenchments", "shortenings" ], "antonyms":[ "decreases" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "inclosing":{ "as in surrounding , encircling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bounding", "circumjacent", "embracing", "encircling", "fencing", "rimming", "surrounding", "attached", "communicating", "connected", "connecting", "interconnecting", "joined", "linked", "united", "marginal", "peripheral", "tangent", "tangential", "approximate", "close", "closest", "immediate", "near", "nearby", "nearest", "next-door", "nigh", "ambient", "encompassing", "abutting", "adjacent", "adjoining", "bordering", "conterminous", "contiguous", "flanking", "flush", "fringing", "joining", "juxtaposed", "neighboring", "skirting", "touching", "verging" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonadjacent", "noncontiguous", "apart", "detached", "disconnected", "discrete", "free-standing", "isolate", "isolated", "removed", "separate", "single", "unattached", "unconnected", "unlinked", "away", "distant", "far", "faraway", "far-off", "farthest", "remote", "discontinuous", "noncontinuous", "broken up", "disjoined", "dissevered", "dissociated", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ramified", "resolved", "severed", "split", "sundered", "uncoupled", "unyoked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "examples":[ "dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages" ], "synonyms":[ "boxing (in)", "caging", "closeting", "cooping (up)", "corralling", "encaging", "encasing", "enveloping", "fencing (in)", "hedging", "hemming (in)", "housing", "immuring", "including", "mewing (up)", "penning", "walling (in)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounding", "circumscribing", "confining", "containing", "limiting", "restricting", "encircling", "encompassing", "enfolding", "enframing", "enlacing", "framing", "ringing", "surrounding", "armoring", "cocooning", "encapsulating", "encapsuling", "encysting", "ensheathing", "ensphering", "enwombing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a circle around":{ "examples":[ "in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend" ], "synonyms":[ "circling", "compassing", "embracing", "encircling", "encompassing", "environing", "girding", "girdling", "ringing", "surrounding", "wreathing" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumscribing", "closing in", "cordoning (off)", "fencing (in)", "hemming (in)", "walling", "besetting", "besieging", "entrenching", "intrenching", "investing", "swarming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view" ], "synonyms":[ "bosoming", "bowering", "circumfusing", "cocooning", "embosoming", "embowering", "embracing", "encompassing", "enfolding", "enshrouding", "enswathing", "enveloping", "enwrapping", "investing", "involving", "lapping", "mantling", "muffling", "shrouding", "swathing", "veiling", "wrapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtaining", "draping", "embedding", "imbedding", "encasing", "swaddling", "blanketing", "overlaying", "overspreading", "camouflaging", "cloaking", "disguising", "masking", "circling", "encircling", "enlacing", "enwinding" ], "near antonyms":[ "baring", "denuding", "exposing", "stripping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "inconsolable":{ "feeling unhappiness":{ "examples":[ "he was inconsolable after the death of his wife" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "blue", "brokenhearted", "cast down", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "doleful", "down", "down in the mouth", "downcast", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "hangdog", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heartsore", "heavyhearted", "joyless", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholic", "melancholy", "miserable", "mournful", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "sorry", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "distressed", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "worried", "despairing", "hopeless", "sunk", "disappointed", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "suicidal", "dolorous", "lachrymose", "lugubrious", "plaintive", "tearful", "regretful", "rueful", "agonized", "anguished", "grieving", "wailing", "weeping", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "funereal", "gray", "grey", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen" ], "near antonyms":[ "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "exuberant", "exultant", "overjoyed", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical", "blithe", "blithesome", "jocose", "jocular", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "excited", "thrilled", "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "encouraged", "heartened", "animated", "bouncing", "energetic", "frisky", "jaunty", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy", "content", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "beaming", "grinning", "laughing", "smiling", "boon", "carefree", "careless", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "unconcerned" ], "antonyms":[ "blissful", "buoyant", "buoyed", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "delighted", "glad", "gladdened", "gladsome", "gleeful", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "sunny", "upbeat" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inconsiderable":{ "lacking importance":{ "examples":[ "the duties of the club's vice president are inconsiderable by any standard" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddling", "foolish", "frivolous", "incidental", "inconsequential", "insignificant", "little", "Mickey Mouse", "minor", "minute", "negligible", "nugatory", "slight", "small", "small-fry", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant" ], "near synonyms":[ "jerkwater", "one-horse", "nickel-and-dime", "paltry", "petty", "small-time", "worthless", "anonymous", "nameless", "obscure", "uncelebrated", "unknown" ], "near antonyms":[ "decisive", "fatal", "fateful", "chief", "dominant", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "principal", "distinctive", "exceptional", "impressive", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "valuable", "worthwhile", "worthy", "distinguished", "eminent", "great", "illustrious", "preeminent", "prestigious", "famous", "notorious", "renowned", "all-important", "basic", "essential", "fundamental", "key" ], "antonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "eventful", "important", "major", "material", "meaningful", "momentous", "significant", "substantial", "unfrivolous", "weighty" ] }, "so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention":{ "examples":[ "an inconsiderable number of complaints about the car seat" ], "synonyms":[ "chicken", "de minimis", "footling", "inconsequential", "insignificant", "measly", "Mickey Mouse", "minute", "negligible", "niggling", "no-account", "nominal", "paltry", "peanut", "petty", "picayune", "piddling", "piddly", "piffling", "pimping", "slight", "trifling", "trivial" ], "near synonyms":[ "inferior", "mean", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "little", "puny", "tiny", "hairsplitting", "nitpicking", "pettifogging", "quibbling", "one-horse", "small-fry", "two-bit" ], "near antonyms":[ "serious", "substantial", "weighty", "eventful", "momentous", "pivotal", "conspicuous", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "striking", "appreciable", "discernible", "discernable", "measurable" ], "antonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "considerable", "important", "material", "significant" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incubated":{ "to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop":{ "examples":[ "the hen incubated her eggs for two weeks" ], "synonyms":[ "brooded", "hatched", "sat", "set" ], "near synonyms":[ "laid", "spawned" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to help the growth or development of":{ "examples":[ "hopefully, these youthful visits to the museum will incubate an enduring love of art" ], "synonyms":[ "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nourished", "nursed", "nurtured", "promoted" ], "near synonyms":[ "advocated", "backed", "championed", "endorsed", "indorsed", "supported", "upheld", "endowed", "financed", "funded", "patronized", "staked", "subsidized", "underwrote", "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "advertised", "boosted", "plugged", "publicized", "touted", "agitated (for)", "campaigned (for)", "worked (for)", "wrought (for)" ], "near antonyms":[ "banned", "barred", "enjoined", "forbade", "forbad", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prevented", "prohibited", "proscribed", "battled", "combated", "combatted", "contended (with)", "countered", "fought", "opposed", "repressed", "snuffed (out)", "squashed", "squelched", "stifled", "subdued", "suppressed", "arrested", "checked", "halted", "retarded", "encumbered", "fettered", "hobbled", "impeded", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled" ], "antonyms":[ "discouraged", "frustrated", "hindered", "inhibited" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inconsequence":{ "the quality or state of being unimportant":{ "examples":[ "up to that point his life had been one largely marked by inconsequence" ], "synonyms":[ "immateriality", "inconsequentiality", "inconsiderableness", "insignificance", "insignificancy", "littleness", "negligibility", "nullity", "pettiness", "slightness", "smallness", "triviality" ], "near synonyms":[ "emptiness", "valuelessness", "worthlessness" ], "near antonyms":[ "substance", "value", "worth" ], "antonyms":[ "bigness", "consequence", "import", "importance", "magnitude", "moment", "significance", "weight", "weightiness" ] }, "for this or that reason":{ "examples":[ "She got a flat tire on the way to work; in consequence , she arrived an hour late." ], "synonyms":[ "accordingly", "consequently", "ergo", "hence", "so", "therefore", "thereupon", "thus", "wherefore" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "phrase" ] }, "incinerating":{ "to burn (something) completely":{ "examples":[ "The waste is incinerated in a large furnace." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ashing", "cremating", "kilning", "burning", "enkindling", "firing", "igniting", "inflaming", "enflaming", "kindling", "lighting", "torching", "immolating", "deflagrating", "charring", "frizzling", "scorching", "baking", "broiling", "cooking", "setting off", "scalding", "scathing", "searing", "reigniting", "rekindling", "relighting", "banking", "stoking" ], "near antonyms":[ "stamping (out)", "dousing", "dowsing", "extinguishing", "putting out", "quenching", "snuffing (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incrusted":{ "to cover with a hardened layer":{ "examples":[ "refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills" ], "synonyms":[ "caked", "crusted", "rimed" ], "near synonyms":[ "besmeared", 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"dirtied", "fouled", "maculate", "maculated", "soiled", "spoiled", "sullied", "coalesced", "combined", "compounded", "unclarified", "unfiltered", "unrefined", "cheapened", "doctored", "adulterate", "adulterated", "alloyed", "contaminated", "dilute", "diluted", "impure", "polluted", "tainted", "thinned", "weakened" ], "near antonyms":[ "fine", "pure", "ultrapure", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "uncontaminated", "uncut", "undiluted", "unmixed", "unpolluted", "untainted", "clarified", "filtered", "purified", "refined", "ultrarefined", "neat", "plain", "straight", "concentrated", "strong", "uncombined", "pasteurized", "sterile", "sterilized", "clean", "immaculate", "spotless", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unsullied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a part of a body or system":{ "examples":[ "astronomers had to incorporate the existence of Pluto into their scheme of the solar system after the dwarf planet was discovered" ], "synonyms":[ "absorbed", "assimilated", "co-opted", "embodied", "integrated" ], "near synonyms":[ "amalgamated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "commingled", "fused", "intermingled", "merged", "mingled", "acculturated", "accustomed", "conditioned", "enculturated", "habituated", "naturalized" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{ "examples":[ "incorporated all the ingredients for the cheesecake mixture" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "comingled", "commingled", "commixed", "composited", "concreted", "conflated", "fused", "homogenized", "immingled", "immixed", "integrated", "interfused", "intermingled", "intermixed", "melded", "merged", "mingled", "mixed" ], "near synonyms":[ "added", "admixed", "beat (in)", "cut in", "folded", "stirred", "tossed", "coalesced", "compounded", "emulsified", "conjoined", "joined", "knit", "knitted", "linked", "united", "intertwined", "interwove", "interweaved", "wove", "weaved" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleaved", "cleft", "disjoined", "disunited", "divided", "divorced", "parted", "ruptured", "severed", "sundered", "dispersed", "dissolved", "scattered", "detached", "disengaged", "split" ], "antonyms":[ "broke down", "broke up", "separated", "unmixed" ] }, "to represent in visible form":{ "examples":[ "the one-of-a-kind house incorporates the architect's fundamental belief that a structure should be fully integrated into its setting" ], "synonyms":[ "bodied", "embodied", "epitomized", "expressed", "externalized", "incarnated", "instantiated", "manifested", "materialized", "personalized", "personified", "substantiated" ], "near synonyms":[ "actualized", "concretized", "realized", "exemplified", "illustrated", "imaged", "objectified", "symbolized", "typified" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "disembodied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "income taxes":{ "as in property taxes , sales taxes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "capitations", "customs", "excises", "hidden taxes", "poll taxes", "property taxes", "sales taxes", "single taxes", "sin taxes", "tariffs", "tolls", "tributes", "value-added taxes", "withholding taxes", "assessments", "duties", "impositions", "imposts", "levies", "taxes", "direct taxes", "personal taxes", "supertaxes", "surcharges", "surtaxes", "death taxes", "estate taxes", "inheritance taxes", "flat taxes", "proportional taxes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incapacitation":{ "as in debilitation":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "debilitation", "incapability", "incapacity", "defectiveness", "failing", "fault", "weakness", "affliction", "damage", "detriment", "dysfunction", "harm", "hurt", "injury", "malady", "deficiency", "deficit", "imperfection", "inability", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "incompleteness", "insufficience", "insufficiency", "lack", "need", "shortcoming", "shortfall", "want", "disability", "disablement", "impairment", "debit", "disadvantage", "disbenefit", "downside", "drawback", "handicap", "incommodity", "liability", "minus", "negative", "strike" ], "near antonyms":[ "ability", "capability", "capableness", "capacity", "competence", "competency", "faculty" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incubating":{ "to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop":{ "examples":[ "the hen incubated her eggs for two weeks" ], "synonyms":[ "brooding", "hatching", "setting", "sitting" ], "near synonyms":[ "laying", "spawning" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to help the growth or development of":{ "examples":[ "hopefully, these youthful visits to the museum will incubate an enduring love of art" ], "synonyms":[ "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nourishing", "nursing", "nurturing", "promoting" ], "near synonyms":[ "advocating", "backing", "championing", "endorsing", "indorsing", "supporting", "upholding", "endowing", "financing", "funding", "patronizing", "staking", "subsidizing", "underwriting", "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "advertising", "boosting", "plugging", "publicizing", "touting", "agitating (for)", "campaigning (for)", "working (for)" ], "near antonyms":[ "banning", "barring", "enjoining", "forbidding", "interdicting", "outlawing", "preventing", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "battling", "combating", "combatting", "contending (with)", "countering", "fighting", "opposing", "repressing", "snuffing (out)", "squashing", "squelching", "stifling", "subduing", "suppressing", "arresting", "checking", "halting", "retarding", "encumbering", "fettering", "hobbling", "impeding", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling" ], "antonyms":[ "discouraging", "frustrating", "hindering", "inhibiting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incriminate":{ "to make a claim of wrongdoing against":{ "examples":[ "in exchange for a reduced sentence, the thief agreed to incriminate his accomplice" ], "synonyms":[ "accuse", "charge", "criminate", "defame", "impeach", "indict" ], "near synonyms":[ "blame", "call (on)", "castigate", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "damn", "denounce", "fault", "impugn", "reproach", "reprobate", "chide", "rebuke", "reprove", "tax", "appeal", "arraign", "book", "cite", "summon", "prosecute", "sue", "try", "frame", "implicate", "inculpate", "inform (against)", "name", "report", "recriminate", "retaliate" ], "near antonyms":[ "advocate", "champion", "defend", "excuse", "forgive", "justify", "pardon", "remit", "shrive" ], "antonyms":[ "absolve", "acquit", "clear", "exculpate", "exonerate", "vindicate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inconsiderately":{ "as in rudely , impolitely":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "impolitely", "rudely", "tactlessly", "abruptly", "bluntly", "brusquely", "curtly", "gruffly", "point-blank", "sharply", "truthfully", "veraciously", "artlessly", "earnestly", "simply", "sincerely", "baldly", "bluffly", "candidly", "frankly", "honestly", "openheartedly", "openly", "unguardedly", "unreservedly", "directly", "forthrightly", "foursquare", "plain", "plainly", "straight", "straightforward", "straightforwards", "straightforwardly" ], "near antonyms":[ "long-windedly", "verbosely", "wordily", "civilly", "courteously", "diplomatically", "politely", "tactfully", "deceitfully", "mendaciously", "untruthfully", "erroneously", "fallaciously", "falsely", "hypocritically", "insincerely", "ambiguously", "circuitously", "equivocally", "evasively", "indirectly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in thoughtlessly , insensitively":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ill-naturedly", "insensitively", "thoughtlessly", "disagreeably", "ill", "ungraciously", "unkindly", "diabolically", "fiendishly", "balefully", "caddishly", "callously", "cruelly", "evil-mindedly", "felly", "hard-heartedly", "heartlessly", "inhumanely", "kindlessly", "mercilessly", "pitilessly", "ruthlessly", "soullessly", "unfeelingly", "misanthropically", "bitterly", "enviously", "jealously", "resentfully", "acrimoniously", "antagonistically", "caustically", "envyingly", "hostilely", "invidiously", "obnoxiously", "rancorously", "venomously", "vindictively", "vituperatively", "contemptuously", "deprecatingly", "disdainfully", "scornfully", "bitchily", "cattily", "despitefully", "hatefully", "malevolently", "maliciously", "malignantly", "meanly", "nastily", "spitefully", "viciously", "villainously", "virulently", "wickedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolently", "benignantly", "good-heartedly", "kindheartedly", "kindly", "affably", "agreeably", "amiably", "cordially", "genially", "good-humoredly", "good-naturedly", "graciously", "nicely", "pleasantly", "altruistically", "humanely", "considerately", "feelingly", "lovingly", "mercifully", "sensitively", "softheartedly", "solicitously", "soulfully", "thoughtfully", "compassionately", "sympathetically", "angelically", "divinely", "gently", "sweetly", "tenderly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "incorporeal":{ "not composed of matter":{ "examples":[ "ghosts are supposed to be incorporeal" ], "synonyms":[ "bodiless", "ethereal", "formless", "immaterial", "insubstantial", "nonmaterial", "nonphysical", "spiritual", "unbodied", "unsubstantial" ], "near synonyms":[ "metaphysical", "psychic", "psychical", "supernatural", "impalpable", "insensible", "intangible", "invisible", "airy", "diaphanous", "gaseous", "gossamery", "tenuous", "thin", "vaporous", "wispish" ], "near antonyms":[ "animal", "carnal", "fleshly", "detectable", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "palpable", "sensible", "tangible", "visible", "bulky", "heavy", "massive", "solid" ], "antonyms":[ "bodily", "corporeal", "material", "physical", "substantial" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incontinence":{ "as in excess , intemperance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "excess", "excessiveness", "immoderacy", "indulgence", "intemperance", "licentiousness", "permissiveness", "wantonness", "wildness", "casualness", "offhandedness", "blank check", "carte blanche", "free hand", "unself-consciousness", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "impulsiveness", "impulsivity", "indiscretion", "insouciance", "recklessness", "thoughtlessness", "ardor", "enthusiasm", "exuberance", "fervor", "spirit", "warmth", "zeal", "zealotry", "zealousness", "abandon", "abandonment", "ease", "lightheartedness", "naturalness", "spontaneity", "spontaneousness", "unconstraint", "uninhibitedness", "unrestraint" ], "near antonyms":[ "constraint", "restraint", "embarrassment", "reserve", "reticence", "self-consciousness", "uneasiness", "inhibition", "repression", "self-restraint", "suppression", "carefulness", "discreetness", "discretion", "heedfulness", "discipline", "self-command", "self-control", "self-denial", "self-discipline", "self-mastery", "willpower" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incongruences":{ "as in inconsistencies , incongruities":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "incompatibilities", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "inconsonances", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "conflicts", "disaccords", "discordances", "discordancies", "discords", "disharmonies", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "dissidences", "dissonances", "disunions", "disunities", "divisions", "frictions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces", "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, 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inconvenienced his sister by moving into her tiny apartment" ], "synonyms":[ "discommodes", "disobliges", "disturbs", "incommodes", "puts out", "troubles" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdens", "encumbers", "saddles", "weighs", "fetters", "hampers", "hamstrings", "handicaps", "hinders", "hobbles", "holds back", "holds up", "impedes", "inhibits", "interferes (with)", "manacles", "obstructs", "shackles", "ties up", "trammels", "aggravates", "angers", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "chafes", "exasperates", "galls", "gets", "irks", "nettles", "peeves", "piques", "riles", "vexes", "grates", "inflames", "enflames", "provokes", "agitates", "perturbs", "upsets" ], "near antonyms":[ "abets", "aids", "assists", "helps", "eases", "facilitates", "smooths", "smoothes", "appeases", "conciliates", "disarms", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "pleases", "satisfies", "comforts", "consoles", "contents" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodates", "favors", "obliges" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "incomes":{ "a flowing or coming in":{ "examples":[ "the income of mat\u00e9riel is still hampered by inadequate logistical support" ], "synonyms":[ "affluences", "fluxes", "inflows", "influxes", "inpourings", "inrushes" ], "near synonyms":[ "deluges", "floods", "flows", "inundations", "overflows", "spates", "torrents", "rushes", "stampedes", "rivers", "streams", "tides" ], "near antonyms":[ "emigrations", "exoduses", "flights" ], "antonyms":[ "outflows", "outpourings" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inclusion":{ "as in increase , addition":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accretion", "accrual", "addendum", "addition", "augmentation", "boost", "expansion", "gain", "increase", "increment", "more", "plus", "raise", "rise", "supplement" ], "near antonyms":[ "deletion", "elision", "omission", "elimination", "blank", "skip" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incurve":{ "as in reflect , incurvate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "incurvate", "inflect", "reflect", "arch", "bend", "bow", "crook", "curve", "hook", "swerve", "arc", "round", "deflect", "divert", "entwine", "kink", "swirl", "turn", "twine", "twist", "veer", "warp", "coil", "curl", "enroll", "enrol", "loop", "spiral", "dent", "dimple", "meander", "wave", "weave", "wind", "decline", "incline", "slope" ], "near antonyms":[ "straighten", "unbend", "uncurl" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incult":{ "lacking in refinement or good taste":{ "examples":[ "our incult ancestors, who dwelt in rude huts" ], "synonyms":[ "coarse", "common", "crass", "crude", "gross", "ill-bred", "illiberal", "insensible", "low", "lowbred", "lowbrow", "raffish", "rough", "rough-hewn", "roughneck", "rude", "rugged", "tasteless", "uncouth", "uncultivated", "uncultured", "unpolished", "unrefined", "vulgar" ], "near synonyms":[ "boorish", "churlish", "cloddish", "clownish", "loutish", "ungentlemanly", "clumsy", "lubberly", "lumpish", "oafish", "inconsiderate", "indelicate", "insensitive", "thoughtless", "countrified", "countryfied", "provincial", "rustic", "rustical", "unsophisticated", "graceless", "inelegant", "tacky", "animallike", "barbaric", "barbarous", "uncivilized", "mannerless", "unmannered", "unmannerly" ], "near antonyms":[ "aristocratic", "courtly", "patrician", "elegant", "graceful", "restrained", "considerate", "gracious", "sensitive", "thoughtful", "citified", "sophisticated", "urbane" ], "antonyms":[ "civilized", "cultivated", "cultured", "genteel", "polished", "refined", "smooth", "tasteful", "ultrarefined", "well-bred" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inculpable":{ "free from guilt or blame":{ "examples":[ "you may not have started the ugly rumor, but you helped to spread it, so you're hardly inculpable" ], "synonyms":[ "blameless", "cleanhanded", "clear", "faultless", "guiltless", "impeccable", "innocent", "irreproachable", "lily-white" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolved", "acquitted", "cleared", "exonerated", "vindicated", "ethical", "law-abiding", "moral", "righteous", "upright", "virtuous" ], "near antonyms":[ "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "culpable", "impeachable", "indictable", "punishable", "accused", "impeached", "indicted", "condemned", "convicted", "hangdog", "shamed", "shamefaced" ], "antonyms":[ "guilty" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inconclusive":{ "not showing that something is certainly true":{ "examples":[ "The results of the test proved inconclusive .", "an inconclusive argument" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "indecisive", "approximate", "approximative", "ballpark", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "inexact", "loose", "squishy", "erroneous", "false", "incorrect", "off", "wrong", "general", "indefinable", "indefinite", "indeterminate", "indistinct", "mushy", "undefined", "undetermined", "unsettled", "vague", "faulty", "flawed", "mistaken", "specious", "distorted", "fallacious", "misleading", "doubtful", "dubious", "questionable", "uncertain", "debatable", "disputable", "invalidated", 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"entwine", "kink", "swirl", "turn", "twine", "twist", "veer", "warp", "coil", "curl", "enroll", "enrol", "loop", "spiral", "dent", "dimple", "meander", "wave", "weave", "wind", "decline", "incline", "slope" ], "near antonyms":[ "straighten", "unbend", "uncurl" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inculpates":{ "as in informs (against) , reports":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frames", "implicates", "informs (against)", "names", "reports", "prosecutes", "sues", "tries", "recriminates", "retaliates", "appeals", "arraigns", "books", "cites", "summons", "chides", "rebukes", "reproves", "taxes", "blames", "calls (on)", "castigates", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "damns", "denounces", "faults", "impugns", "reproaches", "reprobates", "accuses", "charges", "criminates", "defames", "impeaches", "incriminates", "indicts" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolves", "acquits", "clears", "exculpates", "exonerates", "vindicates", "advocates", "champions", "defends", "excuses", 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"surrounds", "wreathes" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumscribes", "closes in", "cordons (off)", "fences (in)", "hems (in)", "walls", "besets", "besieges", "entrenches", "intrenches", "invests", "swarms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view" ], "synonyms":[ "bosoms", "bowers", "circumfuses", "cocoons", "embosoms", "embowers", "embraces", "encompasses", "enfolds", "enshrouds", "enswathes", "envelops", "enwraps", "invests", "involves", "laps", "mantles", "muffles", "shrouds", "swathes", "veils", "wraps" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtains", "drapes", "embeds", "imbeds", "encases", "swaddles", "blankets", "overlays", "overspreads", "camouflages", "cloaks", "disguises", "masks", "circles", "encircles", "enlaces", "enwinds" ], "near antonyms":[ "bares", "denudes", "exposes", "strips" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incommoding":{ "causing difficulty, discomfort, or 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"hobbling", "holding back", "holding up", "impeding", "inhibiting", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "tying up", "tieing up", "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "irking", "nettling", "peeving", "piquing", "riling", "vexing", "grating", "inflaming", "enflaming", "provoking", "agitating", "perturbing", "upsetting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "helping", "easing", "facilitating", "smoothing", "appeasing", "conciliating", "disarming", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodating", "favoring", "obliging" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "incoming(s)":{ "an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property":{ "examples":[ "the company's incomings from its 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"unfortunate", "unseasonable", "untimely", "extraneous", "immaterial", "inapplicable", "irrelative", "irrelevant", "misbecoming", "mismatched", "incompatible", "inconsistent", "uncongenial", "bad", "naughty", "sinful", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "banned", "barred", "disallowed", "forbidden", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed", "awkward", "gauche", "ungraceful", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory" ], "near antonyms":[ "fortunate", "opportune", "seasonable", "timely", "applicable", "apposite", "apropos", "apt", "germane", "material", "pat", "pointed", "relative", "relevant", "compatible", "congenial", "harmonious", "allowed", "authorized", "permitted", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "kosher", "licensed", "sanctioned", "abetted", "encouraged", "promoted", "supported", "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "fine", "OK", "okay", "passable", "respectable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "commendable", "creditable", "exemplary", "blameless", "irreproachable", "balanced", "companionate", "congruous", "consonant", "harmonious" ], "antonyms":[ "appropriate", "becoming", "befitting", "correct", "decorous", "felicitous", "fit", "fitting", "genteel", "happy", "meet", "proper", "right", "seemly", "suitable" ] }, "not being in agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "incongruous theories about the origins of matter" ], "synonyms":[ "clashing", "conflicting", "disagreeing", "discordant", "discrepant", "incompatible", "inconsistent", "inconsonant", "inharmonious", "mutually exclusive", "repugnant" ], "near synonyms":[ "irreconcilable", "antagonistic", "antipodal", "antipodean", "antithetical", "contradictory", "contrary", "diametric", "diametrical", "opposing", "opposite" ], "near antonyms":[ "akin", "like", "similar" ], "antonyms":[ "accordant", "agreeing", "compatible", "concordant", "conformable (to)", "congruent", "congruous", "consistent", "consonant", "correspondent (with or to)", "harmonious", "nonconflicting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "income tax":{ "as in property tax , sales tax":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "capitation", "custom(s)", "excise", "hidden tax", "poll tax", "property tax", "sales tax", "single tax", "sin tax", "tariff", "toll", "tribute", "value-added tax", "withholding tax", "assessment", "duty", "imposition", "impost", "levy", "tax", "direct tax", "personal tax", "supertax", "surcharge", "surtax", "death tax", "estate tax", "inheritance tax", "flat tax", "proportional tax" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incontestable":{ "not capable of being challenged or proved wrong":{ "examples":[ "the incontestable statement that every contest has a winner and a loser" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplished", "certain", "inarguable", "incontrovertible", "indisputable", "indubitable", "irrefragable", "irrefutable", "positive", "sure", "unanswerable", "unarguable", "unchallengeable", "undeniable", "unquestionable" ], "near synonyms":[ "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "absolute", "clear", "conclusive", "decisive", "definite", "hands-down", "uncontested", "uncontradicted", "undisputed", "unquestioned" ], "near antonyms":[ "controversial", "debated", "disputed", "doubtful", "dubious", "iffy", "inconclusive", "indecisive", "uncertain", "ambiguous", "equivocal", "academic", "academical", "hypothetical", "speculative", "theoretical", "theoretic" ], "antonyms":[ "answerable", "arguable", "contradictable", "controvertible", "debatable", "disputable", "doubtable", "moot", "negotiable", "problematic", "problematical", "questionable", "refutable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incapably":{ "as in poorly , ineptly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amateurishly", "artlessly", "incompetently", "inefficiently", "ineptly", "inexpertly", "poorly", "unskillfully", "inaptly", "awkwardly", "clumsily", "crudely" ], "near antonyms":[ "ably", "adeptly", "adroitly", "artfully", "capably", "competently", "consummately", "deftly", "expertly", "masterfully", "masterly", "proficiently", "skillfully", "well", "aptly", "fluently", "cleanly", "cleverly", "dexterously", "neatly", "nimbly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "incidentals":{ "as in details , particulars":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "details", "minutiae", "particulars", "ins and outs", "mechanics", "rope", "workings", "oddities", "quirks", "brass tacks", "nuts and bolts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incorporations":{ "a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)":{ "examples":[ "the workers stood nervously before the company boss, for he was to them the incorporation of all that controlled their fate" ], "synonyms":[ "abstracts", "avatars", "embodiers", "embodiments", "epitomes", "externalizations", "geniuses", "genii", "icons", "ikons", "images", "incarnations", "instantiations", "manifestations", "objectifications", "personifications", "personifiers" ], "near synonyms":[ "actualizations", "concretizations", "exemplifications", "personalizations", "realizations", "substantiations", "essences", "quintessences", "souls", "archetypes", "exemplars", "models", "paradigms", "patterns", "reincarnations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inconsideration":{ "rude behavior":{ "examples":[ "fortunately, the inconsideration and self-centeredness of toddlers is eventually outgrown" ], "synonyms":[ "dis", "diss", "discourteousness", "discourtesy", "disrespect", "disrespectfulness", "impertinence", "impertinency", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "audacity", "boldness", "brashness", "brassiness", "forwardness", "sauciness", "shamelessness", "boorishness", "caddishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "crudeness", "loutishness", "vulgarity", "abruptness", "bluntness", "brusqueness", "crustiness", "curtness", "gruffness", "sharpness", "crabbedness", "crossness", "disagreeableness", "grumpiness", "sullenness", "surliness", "improperness", "impropriety", "inappropriateness", "incorrectness", "indecency", "unfitness", "unsuitability", "arrogance", "conceit", "conceitedness", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "humility", "meekness", "modesty", "deference", "dutifulness", "respectfulness", "submissiveness", "acceptability", "appropriateness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "fitness", "goodness", "propriety", "respectability", "respectableness", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "affability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "hospitality", "kindness", "felicitousness", "grace", "gracefulness" ], "antonyms":[ "civility", "considerateness", "consideration", "courtesy", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "politeness", "politesse", "thoughtfulness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inconsistency":{ "something that is not in agreement 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"right away", "right now", "right off", "straight off", "straightaway", "straightway" ], "near synonyms":[ "away", "freely", "anon", "momentarily", "shortly", "soon", "apace", "briskly", "fast", "fleetly", "full tilt", "posthaste", "quick", "quickly", "rapidly", "readily", "snappily", "speedily", "swift", "swiftly", "abruptly", "presto", "suddenly", "unexpectedly", "hastily", "impetuously", "impulsively", "rashly", "recklessly", "exactly", "opportunely", "punctually", "seasonably" ], "near antonyms":[ "slowly", "late", "tardily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "incurvating":{ "as in reflecting , incurving":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "incurving", "inflecting", "reflecting", "arching", "bending", "bowing", "crooking", "curving", "hooking", "swerving", "arcing", "rounding", "deflecting", "diverting", "entwining", "kinking", "swirling", "turning", "twining", "twisting", "veering", "warping", "coiling", "curling", "enrolling", "looping", "spiraling", "spiralling", "denting", "dimpling", "meandering", "waving", "weaving", "winding", "declining", "inclining", "sloping" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightening", "unbending", "uncurling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inclose":{ "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "examples":[ "dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages" ], "synonyms":[ "box (in)", "cage", "closet", "coop (up)", "corral", "encage", "encase", "envelop", "fence (in)", "hedge", "hem (in)", "house", "immure", "include", "mew (up)", "pen", "wall (in)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bound", "circumscribe", "confine", "contain", "limit", "restrict", "encircle", "encompass", "enfold", "enframe", "enlace", "frame", "ring", "surround", "armor", "cocoon", "encapsulate", "encapsule", "encyst", "ensheathe", "ensphere", "enwomb" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a circle around":{ "examples":[ "in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend" ], "synonyms":[ "circle", "compass", "embrace", "encircle", "encompass", "environ", "gird", "girdle", "ring", "surround", "wreathe" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumscribe", "close in", "cordon (off)", "fence (in)", "hem (in)", "wall", "beset", "besiege", "entrench", "intrench", "invest", "swarm" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to surround or cover closely":{ "examples":[ "the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view" ], "synonyms":[ "bosom", "bower", "circumfuse", "cocoon", "embosom", "embower", "embrace", "encompass", "enfold", "enshroud", "enswathe", "envelop", "enwrap", "invest", "involve", "lap", "mantle", "muffle", "shroud", "swathe", "veil", "wrap" ], "near synonyms":[ "curtain", "drape", "embed", "imbed", "encase", "swaddle", "blanket", "overlay", "overspread", "camouflage", "cloak", "disguise", "mask", "circle", "encircle", "enlace", "enwind" ], "near antonyms":[ "bare", "denude", "expose", "strip" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incorrectness":{ "the quality or state of being unsuitable or unfitting":{ "examples":[ "the alleged incorrectness of the hat she wore to her daughter's wedding mattered only to gossips" ], "synonyms":[ "improperness", "impropriety", "inappositeness", "inappropriateness", "inaptness", "infelicity", "unfitness", "wrongness" ], "near synonyms":[ "extraneousness", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "inadmissibility", "inapplicability", "irrelevance", "meaninglessness", "pointlessness", "senselessness", "inauspiciousness", "inexpedience", "inexpediency", "intolerability", "undesirability", "undesirableness", "unsatisfactoriness", "uselessness", "unbecomingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "admissibility", "applicability", "bearing", "connection", "materiality", "pertinence", "pointedness", "relevance", "relevancy" ], "antonyms":[ "appositeness", "appropriateness", "aptness", "correctness", "felicitousness", "felicity", "fitness", "fittingness", "properness", "propriety", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness" ] }, "the 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"seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inconstant":{ "likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly":{ "examples":[ "our windjammer sailed wherever the inconstant winds took us" ], "synonyms":[ "capricious", "changeable", "changeful", "fickle", "flickery", "fluctuating", "fluid", "inconsistent", "mercurial", "mutable", "skittish", "temperamental", "uncertain", "unpredictable", "unsettled", "unstable", "unsteady", "variable", "volatile" ], "near synonyms":[ "aimless", "arbitrary", "desultory", "erratic", "haphazard", "hit-or-miss", "irregular", "random", "scattered", "slapdash", "stray", "ambivalent", "hesitating", "shaky", "shilly-shally", "shilly-shallying", "vacillating", "wavering", "dicey", "undependable", "unreliable", "untrustworthy", "adaptable", "mobile", "protean", "versatile" ], "near antonyms":[ "equable", "even", "uniform", "abiding", "durable", "lasting", "permanent", "persistent", "dependable", "reliable", "sure", "tried", "tried-and-true", "true", "trustworthy", "trusty" ], "antonyms":[ "certain", "changeless", "constant", "immutable", "invariable", "predictable", "settled", "stable", "stationary", "steady", "unchangeable", "unchanging", "unvarying" ] }, "not true in one's allegiance to someone or something":{ "examples":[ "an inconstant but always entertaining friend" ], "synonyms":[ "disloyal", "faithless", "false", "fickle", "perfidious", "recreant", "traitorous", "treacherous", "unfaithful", "untrue" ], "near synonyms":[ "irresponsible", "trustless", "undependable", "unreliable", "untrustworthy", "faltering", "hesitant", "vacillating", "wavering", "dubious", "irresolute", "uncertain", "apathetic", "dispassionate", "uninterested" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependable", "dutiful", "reliable", "responsible", "solid", "tried", "tried-and-true", "trustable", "trustworthy", "trusty", "unfaltering", "unhesitating", "unwavering", "determined", "intent", "resolute", "confirmed", "dyed-in-the-wool", "inveterate", "sworn", "ardent", "avid", "enthusiastic", "fervent", "fervid", "impassioned", "passionate" ], "antonyms":[ "constant", "dedicated", "devoted", "devout", "down-the-line", "faithful", "fast", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "steady", "true" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incandescently":{ "in a manner marked by the shining or reflecting of much light":{ "examples":[ "with lights burning as incandescently as the midday sun, soundstages on early color films often reached 100 degrees" ], "synonyms":[ "bright", "brightly", "brilliantly", "dazzlingly", "fulgently", "glowingly", "lambently", "luminously", "lustrously", "radiantly", "splendidly" ], "near synonyms":[ "blazingly", "burningly", "flamingly", "blindingly", "flaringly", "flickeringly", "glaringly", "glitteringly", "opalescently", "pellucidly" ], "near antonyms":[ "darkly", "duskily", "gloomily", "murkily", "obscurely", "somberly", "cloudily", "shadily", "shadowily" ], "antonyms":[ "dimly", "dully" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "incommoded":{ "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "the innkeeper tried to hide how much the request incommoded them" ], "synonyms":[ "discommoded", "disobliged", "disturbed", "inconvenienced", "put out", "troubled" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdened", "encumbered", "saddled", "weighed", "fettered", "hampered", "hamstrung", "handicapped", "held back", "held up", "hindered", "hobbled", "impeded", "inhibited", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "obstructed", "shackled", "tied up", "trammeled", "trammelled", "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "chafed", "exasperated", "galled", "got", "irked", "nettled", "peeved", "piqued", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "grated", "inflamed", "enflamed", "provoked", "agitated", "perturbed", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetted", "aided", "assisted", "helped", "eased", "facilitated", "smoothed", "appeased", "conciliated", "disarmed", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "delighted", "gladdened", "gratified", "pleased", "satisfied", "comforted", "consoled", "contented" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodated", "favored", "obliged" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "increased":{ "being at a higher level than average":{ "examples":[ "an increased concentration of sugar in the bloodstream" ], "synonyms":[ "elevated", "escalated", "heightened", "high", "jacked (up)", "raised", "up" ], "near synonyms":[ "extreme", "full", "maximized", "maximum", "peaked", "sky-high", "utmost", "inflated", "over", "overfilled", "overflowing", "overfull", "overlarge", "overloaded", "oversize", "oversized" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreased", "depressed", "dropped", "knockdown", "receded", "under" ], "antonyms":[ "down", "low" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "we have to increase the number of season-ticket holders if the local sports franchise is to survive" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerated", "added (to)", "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "boosted", "built up", "compounded", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "extended", "hyped", "multiplied", "pumped up", "raised", "stoked", "supersized", "swelled", "upped" ], "near synonyms":[ "boomed", "jumped", "skyrocketed", "spiked", "bumped (up)", "ratcheted (up)", "racheted (up)", "blew up", "dilated", "distended", "inflated", "drew out", "elongated", "fleshed (out)", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "stretched", "developed", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "complemented", "supplemented", "beefed (up)", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "maximized", "accumulated", "amassed", "collected", "followed up", "parlayed" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "shortened", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "cut back", "retrenched" ], "antonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "diminished", "downsized", "dwindled", "lessened", "lowered", "minified", "reduced", "subtracted (from)" ] }, "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "the number of Internet users increased exponentially during the 1990s" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerated", "accumulated", "appreciated", "ballooned", "boomed", "built up", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "climbed", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "gained", "mounted", "multiplied", "mushroomed", "proliferated", "rolled up", "rose", "snowballed", "spread", "swelled", "waxed" ], "near synonyms":[ "jumped", "rocketed", "skyrocketed", "surged", "heightened", "intensified", "redoubled", "blew up", "bulked", "distended", "inflated", "puffed (up)", "crescendoed", "crested", "peaked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contracted", "decreased", "diminished", "dwindled", "lessened", "receded", "waned" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "inconsiderations":{ "showing a lack of manners or consideration for others":{ "examples":[ "she was inconsiderate by nature, never bothering to hold the door for the next person" ], "synonyms":[ "discourteous", "disrespectful", "ill-bred", "ill-mannered", "impertinent", "impolite", "rude", "thoughtless", "uncalled-for", "uncivil", "ungracious", "unhandsome", "unmannered", "unmannerly" ], "near synonyms":[ "arch", "audacious", "bold", "bold-faced", "brash", "brassy", "brazen", "cheeky", "fresh", "impudent", "insolent", "lippy", "sassy", "saucy", "shameless", "boorish", "caddish", "churlish", "clownish", "loutish", "uncouth", "vulgar", "abrupt", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "crusty", "curt", "gruff", "sharp", "snippety", "snippy", "antisocial", "crabbed", "cross", "disagreeable", "grumpy", "sullen", "surly", "improper", "incorrect", "indecent", "indecorous", "unseemly", "arrogant", "bumptious", "conceited", "haughty", "high-handed", "imperious", "peremptory", "pompous", "presumptuous", "pretentious", "supercilious", "superior" ], "near antonyms":[ "humble", "meek", "modest", "unassertive", "deferential", "dutiful", "respectful", "submissive", "yielding", "acceptable", "appropriate", "becoming", "befitting", "correct", "decent", "decorous", "fit", "fitting", "good", "meet", "proper", "respectable", "right", "seemly", "suitable", "affable", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "hospitable", "sociable", "felicitous", "graceful", "chivalrous", "courtly", "gallant", "ceremonious", "elegant", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "genteel", "gracious", "mannerly", "polite", "thoughtful", "well-bred" ] }, "rude behavior":{ "examples":[ "fortunately, the inconsideration and self-centeredness of toddlers is eventually outgrown" ], "synonyms":[ "dis", "diss", "discourteousness", "discourtesy", "disrespect", "disrespectfulness", "impertinence", "impertinency", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "audacity", "boldness", "brashness", "brassiness", "forwardness", "sauciness", "shamelessness", "boorishness", "caddishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "crudeness", "loutishness", "vulgarity", "abruptness", "bluntness", "brusqueness", "crustiness", "curtness", "gruffness", "sharpness", "crabbedness", "crossness", "disagreeableness", "grumpiness", "sullenness", "surliness", "improperness", "impropriety", "inappropriateness", "incorrectness", "indecency", "unfitness", "unsuitability", "arrogance", "conceit", "conceitedness", "presumption", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "humility", "meekness", "modesty", "deference", "dutifulness", "respectfulness", "submissiveness", "acceptability", "appropriateness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "fitness", "goodness", "propriety", "respectability", "respectableness", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "affability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "hospitality", "kindness", "felicitousness", "grace", "gracefulness" ], "antonyms":[ "civility", "considerateness", "consideration", "courtesy", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "politeness", "politesse", "thoughtfulness" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "inchoate":{ "beginning to come into existence":{ "examples":[ "inchoate feelings of affection for a man whom she had, up till now, thought of as only a friend" ], "synonyms":[ "aborning", "budding", "inceptive", "incipient", "nascent" ], "near synonyms":[ "first", "formative", "inaugural", "inchoative", "initial", "original", "elementary", "embryonic", "fundamental", "rudimentary", "formless", "incoherent", "introductory", "preliminary", "preparatory", "crude", "primitive", "rude" ], "near antonyms":[ "advanced", "developed", "evolved", "high", "higher", "improved", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "adult", "full-blown", "full-fledged", "mature", "ripe", "ripened" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incentives":{ "something that arouses action or activity":{ "examples":[ "the handsome reward for the missing dog was an incentive for me to start looking" ], "synonyms":[ "boosts", "encouragements", "goads", "impetuses", "impulses", "incitations", "incitements", "instigations", "momenta", "momentums", "motivations", "provocations", "spurs", "stimulants", "stimuli", "yeasts" ], "near synonyms":[ "inducements", "invitations", "antecedents", "causes", "considerations", "grounds", "motives", "occasions", "reasons", "catalysts", "catalyzers", "fuels", "sparks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "counterincentives", "counter-incentives", "disincentives" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incommutable":{ "not capable of changing or being changed":{ "examples":[ "a traditionalist and staunch opponent of relativism, she argues that there is indeed a timeless and incommutable moral code by which all must abide" ], "synonyms":[ "fixed", "hard-and-fast", "immutable", "inalterable", "inflexible", "invariable", "unalterable", "unchangeable" ], "near synonyms":[ "changeless", "constant", "determinate", "established", "set", "settled", "stable", "steadfast", "steady", "unaltered", "unchanging", "unvarying", "immovable", "unmovable" ], "near antonyms":[ "adaptable", "adjustable", "fickle", "fluctuating", "inconstant", "uncertain", "unsettled", "unstable", "varying", "plastic", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "willowy" ], "antonyms":[ "alterable", "changeable", "elastic", "flexible", "mutable", "variable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incontrovertibly":{ "without any question":{ "examples":[ "an incontrovertibly accurate measurement of the height of the mountain" ], "synonyms":[ "all right", "alright", "assuredly", "certainly", "clearly", "definitely", "doubtless", "easily", "forsooth", "hands down", "inarguably", "incontestably", "indeed", "indisputably", "plainly", "really", "so", "sure", "surely", "truly", "unarguably", "undeniably", "undoubtedly", "unquestionably" ], "near synonyms":[ "conceivably", "likely", "perhaps", "possibly", "probably", "obviously", "unmistakably" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "inclines":{ "the degree to which something rises up from a position level with 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to spicy food" ], "synonyms":[ "leans", "runs", "tends", "trends" ], "near synonyms":[ "goes", "gravitates", "indicates", "points", "suggests" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "shies (from or away from)", "shuns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "inconsistences":{ "something that is not in agreement with other information":{ "examples":[ "The court case was dismissed because of the inconsistence in the plaintiff's statements." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "differences", "discrepancies", "disparities", "inconsistencies", "errors", "mistakes", "aberrations", "abnormalities", "anomalies", "exceptions", "oddities", "oddments", "rarities", "curiosities", "peculiarities", "singularities", "accidents", "bizarreries", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "quirks", "vagaries", "distortions", "kinks", "mutations", "variations", "contradictions", "paradoxes" ], "near antonyms":[ "regularities", "uniformities", "congruities", "consistences", "consistencies", "correspondences" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incendiaries":{ "a person who deliberately and unlawfully sets fire to a building or other property":{ "examples":[ "firefighters caught the incendiary , who was watching the effects of his handiwork" ], "synonyms":[ "arsonists", "firebugs", "torches" ], "near synonyms":[ "pyromaniacs", "flamers", "igniters", "ignitors", "immolators", "inflamers", "kindlers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent":{ "examples":[ "blamed the protests on outside incendiaries who were intent on overthrowing the government" ], "synonyms":[ "agitators", "demagogues", "demagogs", "exciters", "firebrands", "fomenters", "inciters", "instigators", "kindlers", "provocateurs", "rabble-rousers" ], "near synonyms":[ "demonstrators", "marchers", "objectors", "picketers", "protesters", "protestors", "advocates", "apostles", "backers", "boosters", "champions", "exponents", "persuaders", "promoters", "proponents", "reformers", "reformists", "supporters", "alarmists", "extremists", "insurgents", "insurrectionists", "radicals", "rebels", "revolters", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "subversives", "troublemakers", "prodders", "prompters", "provokers", "agents provocateurs" ], "near antonyms":[ "peacemakers", "reconcilers", "uniters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incompetent":{ "lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job":{ "examples":[ "an incompetent carpenter had built the deck, and the railings were loose already" ], "synonyms":[ "inapt", "incapable", "inept", "inexpert", "unable", "unfit", "unfitted", "unqualified", "unskilled", "unskillful" ], "near synonyms":[ "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficient", "amateurish", "callow", "dilettantish", "green", "inexperienced", "raw", "unprofessional", "unequipped", "unprepared", "untrained", "useless", "worthless", "disqualified", "ineligible", "wanting" ], "near antonyms":[ "prepared", "ready", "trained", "overqualified", "accomplished", "ace", "adept", "consummate", "crack", "experienced", "practiced", "practised", "seasoned", "veteran", "virtuoso", "all-around", "all-round", "protean", "versatile" ], "antonyms":[ "able", "capable", "competent", "expert", "fit", "qualified", "skilled", "skillful", "ultracompetent" ] }, "as in muddler":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "muddler", "blunderbuss", "blunderer", "botcher", "bumbler", "bungler", "butcher", "fumbler", "screwup" ], "near antonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "expert", "maestro", "master", "virtuoso", "wizard" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "incarnates":{ "to represent in visible form":{ "examples":[ "the general view that Hitler incarnated extreme egotism and indeed evil itself" ], "synonyms":[ "bodies", "embodies", "epitomizes", "expresses", "externalizes", "incorporates", "instantiates", "manifests", "materializes", "personalizes", "personifies", "substantiates" ], "near synonyms":[ "actualizes", "concretizes", "realizes", "exemplifies", "illustrates", "images", "objectifies", "symbolizes", "typifies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incriminates":{ "to make a claim of wrongdoing against":{ "examples":[ "in exchange for a reduced sentence, the thief agreed to incriminate his accomplice" ], "synonyms":[ "accuses", "charges", "criminates", "defames", "impeaches", "indicts" ], "near synonyms":[ "blames", "calls (on)", "castigates", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "damns", "denounces", "faults", "impugns", "reproaches", "reprobates", "chides", "rebukes", "reproves", "taxes", "appeals", "arraigns", "books", "cites", "summons", "prosecutes", "sues", "tries", "frames", "implicates", "inculpates", "informs (against)", "names", "reports", "recriminates", "retaliates" ], "near antonyms":[ "advocates", "champions", "defends", "excuses", "forgives", "justifies", "pardons", "remits", "shrives" ], "antonyms":[ "absolves", "acquits", "clears", "exculpates", "exonerates", "vindicates" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "increasing":{ "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "we have to increase the number of season-ticket holders if the local sports franchise is to survive" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerating", "adding (to)", "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "boosting", "building up", "compounding", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "extending", "hyping", "multiplying", "pumping up", "raising", "stoking", "supersizing", "swelling", "upping" ], "near synonyms":[ "booming", "jumping", "skyrocketing", "spiking", "bumping (up)", "ratcheting (up)", "racheting (up)", "blowing up", "dilating", "distending", "inflating", "drawing out", "elongating", "fleshing (out)", "lengthening", "prolonging", "protracting", "stretching", "developing", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "magnifying", "complementing", "supplementing", "beefing (up)", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "maximizing", "accumulating", "amassing", "collecting", "following up", "parlaying" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviating", "abridging", "curtailing", "shortening", "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "cutting back", "retrenching" ], "antonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "downsizing", "dwindling", "lessening", "lowering", "minifying", "reducing", "subtracting (from)" ] }, "to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "the number of Internet users increased exponentially during the 1990s" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerating", "accumulating", "appreciating", "ballooning", "booming", "building up", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "climbing", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "gaining", "mounting", "multiplying", "mushrooming", "proliferating", "rising", "rolling up", "snowballing", "spreading", "swelling", "waxing" ], "near synonyms":[ "jumping", "rocketing", "skyrocketing", "surging", "heightening", "intensifying", "redoubling", "blowing up", "bulking", "distending", "inflating", "puffing (up)", "crescendoing", "cresting", "peaking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contracting", "decreasing", "diminishing", "dwindling", "lessening", "receding", "waning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incrust":{ "to cover with a hardened layer":{ "examples":[ "refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills" ], "synonyms":[ "cake", "crust", "rime" ], "near synonyms":[ "besmear", "coat", "smear", "spread", "cover", "daub", "coagulate", "congeal", "harden" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inchmeal":{ "by small steps or amounts":{ "examples":[ "the troops moved through the village inchmeal , recapturing it virtually house by house" ], "synonyms":[ "gradationally", "gradually", "little by little", "piece by piece", "piecemeal" ], "near synonyms":[ "hierarchically", "crescively", "increasingly", "progressively", "fractionally", "imperceptibly", "slowly" ], "near antonyms":[ "acutely", "sharply", "steeply", "hastily", "precipitously" ], "antonyms":[ "abruptly", "suddenly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "incorporating":{ "to make a part of a body or system":{ "examples":[ "astronomers had to incorporate the existence of Pluto into their scheme of the solar system after the dwarf planet was discovered" ], "synonyms":[ "absorbing", "assimilating", "co-opting", "embodying", "integrating" ], "near synonyms":[ "amalgamating", "blending", "combining", "commingling", "fusing", "intermingling", "merging", "mingling", "acculturating", "accustoming", "conditioning", "enculturating", "habituating", "naturalizing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{ "examples":[ "incorporated all the ingredients for the cheesecake mixture" ], "synonyms":[ "amalgamating", "blending", "combining", "comingling", "commingling", "commixing", 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"externalizing", "incarnating", "instantiating", "manifesting", "materializing", "personalizing", "personifying", "substantiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "actualizing", "concretizing", "realizing", "exemplifying", "illustrating", "imaging", "objectifying", "symbolizing", "typifying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incarcerations":{ "the act of confining or the state of being confined":{ "examples":[ "he was bored and frustrated by his incarceration in the quarantine" ], "synonyms":[ "captivities", "confinements", "immurements", "impoundments", "imprisonments", "internments", "prisons" ], "near synonyms":[ "bondages", "enslavements", "servitudes", "restraints", "restrictions", "arrests", "captures", "entrapments", "custodies", "detainers", "detainments", "detentions", "house arrests" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipations", "liberations", "manumissions", "redemptions", "releases", "freedoms", "independences", "liberties" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the state of being held in lawful custody":{ "examples":[ "sentenced to six months of incarceration for dealing in narcotics" ], "synonyms":[ "detainers", "detainments", "detentions", "holds", "immurements", "imprisonments" ], "near synonyms":[ "captivities", "confinements", "internments", "apprehensions", "arrestments", "arrests", "busts", "collars", "pinches", "captures", "entrapments", "seizures", "enchainments", "restraints" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipations", "freedoms", "liberations" ], "antonyms":[ "discharges", "releases" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incumbency":{ "something one must do because of prior agreement":{ "examples":[ "few incumbencies of her office are as distasteful to the college president as fund-raising, of which there seems to be no end" ], "synonyms":[ "burden", "charge", "commitment", "devoir", "do", "duty", "imperative", "need", "obligation", "office", "responsibility" ], "near synonyms":[ "oath", "pledge", "promise", "troth", "vow", "word", "arrangement", "prearrangement", "setup", "compact", "contract", "covenant", "pact", "trust", "debt", "payment", "tribute", "compulsion", "constraint", "restraint", "must", "requirement", "coercion", "duress", "force", "appointment", "engagement", "reservation", "onus" ], "near antonyms":[ "grace", "postponement", "stay", "discharge", "ease", "exemption", "release", "relief", "waiver", "loophole", "alternative", "choice", "option", "pick", "preference", "selection" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incipiencies":{ "the point at which something begins":{ "examples":[ "from its incipiency the city's monthlong festival of the performing arts has been a great success" ], "synonyms":[ "alphas", "baselines", "beginnings", "births", "commencements", "dawns", "day ones", "geneses", "get-goes", "git-goes", "inceptions", "incipiences", "kickoffs", "launches", "mornings", "nascences", "nascencies", "onsets", "outsets", "starts", "thresholds" ], "near synonyms":[ "drawing boards", "first bases", "ground zeros", "square ones", "creations", "inaugurations", "initiations", "institutions", "originations", "cradles", "fountainheads", "fountains", "germs", "origins", "roots", "seedbeds", "sources", "springs", "wells", "wellsprings", "openings", "advents", "appearances", "arrivals", "debuts", "d\u00e9buts", "emergences", "childhoods", "infancies", "youths" ], "near antonyms":[ "cessations", "closings", "closures", "completions", "finales", "finishes", "periods", "stops", "terminations", "windups" ], "antonyms":[ "closes", "conclusions", "endings", "ends", "omegas" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incubus":{ "as in demon , devil":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banshee", "bogeyman", "bogyman", "demon", "daemon", "devil", "fiend", "ghoul", "imp", "apparition", "ghost", "phantasm", "fantasm", "phantom", "poltergeist", "shade", "specter", "spectre", "spirit", "spook", "wraith", "fright", "horrible", "horror", "monster", "monstrosity", "terror", "b\u00eate noire", "black beast", "bogey", "bogie", "bogy", "bugaboo", "bugbear", "dread", "hobgoblin", "ogre", "bane", "curse", "enemy", "plague", "scourge", "torment", "abomination", "anathema" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incapableness":{ "as in disability , inability":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disability", "inability", "inaptitude", "incapability", "incapacity", "incompetence", "incompetency", "impotence", "impotency", "powerlessness", "weakness", "ineffectiveness", "ineffectuality", "ineffectualness", "inefficaciousness", "inefficacy", "uselessness", "helplessness", "paralysis" ], "near antonyms":[ "energy", "firepower", "force", "horsepower", "might", "muscle", "potence", "potency", "power", "puissance", "sinew", "strength", "vigor", "aptitude", "capability", "capacity", "competence", "competency", "adequacy", "effectiveness", "effectualness", "usefulness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inciting":{ "serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction":{ "examples":[ "a deliberately inciting comment questioning someone's manhood started the brawl" ], "synonyms":[ "charged", "edgy", "exciting", "instigating", "instigative", "piquing", "provocative", "provoking", "stimulating" ], "near synonyms":[ "explosive", "fiery", "incendiary", "inflammatory", "triggering", "inducing", "inspirational", "inspiring", "motivating", "motivational", "motivative", "jeering", "taunting", "teasing", "activating", "energizing", "galvanizing", "quickening", "vitalizing", "angering", "enraging", "maddening", "upsetting", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothersome", "exasperating", "galling", "irksome", "irritating", "pesky", "vexatious", "vexing" ], "near antonyms":[ "subduing" ], "antonyms":[ "noninflammatory" ] }, "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "the rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours" ], "synonyms":[ "abetting", "brewing", "fermenting", "fomenting", "instigating", "picking", "provoking", "raising", "stirring (up)", "whipping (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting", "sowing", "stimulating", "detonating", "setting", "setting off", "triggering", "exciting", "galvanizing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "inspiring", "motivating", "rousing", "activating", "energizing", "enlivening", "firing", "invigorating", "jazzing (up)", "livening (up)", "pepping (up)", "quickening", "stimulating", "vitalizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridling", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "discouraging", "holding", "inhibiting", "regulating", "reining (in)", "restraining", "taming", "allaying", "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "stilling", "subduing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to rouse to strong feeling or action":{ "examples":[ "the demagogue's fiery rant incited the crowd to riot" ], "synonyms":[ "arousing", "encouraging", "exciting", "firing (up)", "impassioning", "instigating", "moving", "piquing", "provoking", "revving (up)", "sparking", "stimulating", "stirring" ], "near synonyms":[ "fanning", "igniting", "inflaming", "enflaming", "kindling", "triggering", "activating", "animating", "driving", "energizing", "galvanizing", "inducing", "inspiring", "keying (up)", "motivating", "motiving", "pumping up", "quickening", "setting off", "vitalizing", "abetting", "fermenting", "fomenting", "raising", "whipping (up)", "angering", "enraging", "maddening", "upsetting", "jeering", "taunting", "teasing", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothering", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "irritating", "vexing" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "soothing", "subduing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "appeasing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "inconsonant":{ "not being in agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "that is inconsonant with established judicial tradition" ], "synonyms":[ "clashing", "conflicting", "disagreeing", "discordant", "discrepant", "incompatible", "incongruous", "inconsistent", "inharmonious", "mutually exclusive", "repugnant" ], "near synonyms":[ "irreconcilable", "antagonistic", "antipodal", "antipodean", "antithetical", "contradictory", "contrary", "diametric", "diametrical", "opposing", "opposite" ], "near antonyms":[ "akin", "like", "similar" ], "antonyms":[ "accordant", "agreeing", "compatible", "concordant", "conformable (to)", "congruent", "congruous", "consistent", "consonant", "correspondent (with or to)", "harmonious", "nonconflicting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inceptive":{ "beginning to come into existence":{ "examples":[ "only just recently gained an inceptive understanding of the overwhelming vastness of the universe" ], "synonyms":[ "aborning", "budding", "inchoate", "incipient", "nascent" ], "near synonyms":[ "first", "formative", "inaugural", "inchoative", "initial", "original", "elementary", "embryonic", "fundamental", "rudimentary", "formless", "incoherent", "introductory", "preliminary", "preparatory", "crude", "primitive", "rude" ], "near antonyms":[ "advanced", "developed", "evolved", "high", "higher", "improved", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "adult", "full-blown", "full-fledged", "mature", "ripe", "ripened" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incombustible":{ "incapable of being burned":{ "examples":[ "we keep our important papers in an incombustible safe in the basement" ], "synonyms":[ "fireproof", "noncombustible", "nonflammable", "noninflammable" ], "near synonyms":[ "nonexplosive" ], "near antonyms":[ "ablaze", "afire", "aflame", "blazing", "burning", "combusting", "fiery", "flaming", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "lit", "lighted", "consumable", "explosive", "incendiary", "volcanic" ], "antonyms":[ "burnable", "combustible", "flammable", "ignitable", "ignitible", "inflammable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incredibility":{ "as in implausibility , incredibleness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "implausibility", "incredibleness", "artifice", "cozenage", "crookedness", "deception", "dissembling", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "fakery", "falseness", "falsity", "fraudulentness", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "two-facedness", "beguilement", "craftiness", "cunning", "cunningness", "furtiveness", "guile", "indirection", "insidiousness", "oiliness", "perfidy", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "smoothness", "treacherousness", "trickery", "underhandedness", "unscrupulousness", "wiliness", "equivocation", "prevarication", "exaggeration", "inaccuracy", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "dishonesty", "lying", "mendaciousness", "mendacity", "untruthfulness" ], "near antonyms":[ "believability", "credibility", "plausibility", "plausibleness", "honesty", "integrity", "probity", "truthfulness", "veracity", "verity", "honor", "honorableness", "incorruptibility", "rectitude", "righteousness", "right-mindedness", "scrupulosity", "scrupulousness", "uprightness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incursions":{ "a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory":{ "examples":[ "there were incursions from the border every summer" ], "synonyms":[ "descents", "forays", "inroads", "invasions", "irruptions", "raids" ], "near synonyms":[ "pillages", "plunders", "aggressions", "assaults", "coups de main", "offenses", "offences", "offensives", "onsets", "onslaughts", "rushes", "sieges", "storms", "strikes", "charges", "sallies", "sorties", "ambuscades", "ambushes", "surprises", "surprizes", "traps", "air raids", "blitzes", "blitzkriegs", "bombardments", "counteraggressions", "counter-aggressions", "counterassaults", "counter-assaults", "counterattacks", "counter-attacks", "counteroffensives", "counterstrikes", "counter-strikes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inculpated":{ "as in informed (against) , reported":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "framed", "implicated", "informed (against)", "named", "reported", "prosecuted", "sued", "tried", "recriminated", "retaliated", "appealed", "arraigned", "booked", "cited", "summoned", "chid", "chided", "rebuked", "reproved", "taxed", "blamed", "called (on)", "castigated", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "damned", "denounced", "faulted", "impugned", "reproached", "reprobated", "accused", "charged", "criminated", "defamed", "impeached", "incriminated", "indicted" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolved", "acquitted", "cleared", "exculpated", "exonerated", "vindicated", "advocated", "championed", "defended", "excused", "forgave", "justified", "pardoned", "remitted", "shrived", "shrove" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inculpating":{ "as in informing (against) , reporting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "framing", "implicating", "informing (against)", "naming", "reporting", "prosecuting", "suing", "trying", "recriminating", "retaliating", "appealing", "arraigning", "booking", "citing", "summoning", "chiding", "rebuking", "reproving", "taxing", "blaming", "calling (on)", "castigating", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "damning", "denouncing", "faulting", "impugning", "reproaching", "reprobating", "accusing", "charging", "criminating", "defaming", "impeaching", "incriminating", "indicting" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolving", "acquitting", "clearing", "exculpating", "exonerating", "vindicating", "advocating", "championing", "defending", "excusing", "forgiving", "justifying", "pardoning", "remitting", "shriving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incubates":{ "to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop":{ "examples":[ "the hen incubated her eggs for two weeks" ], "synonyms":[ "broods", "hatches", "sets", "sits" ], "near synonyms":[ "lays", "spawns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to help the growth or development of":{ "examples":[ "hopefully, these youthful visits to the museum will incubate an enduring love of art" ], "synonyms":[ "advances", "cultivates", "encourages", "forwards", "fosters", "furthers", "nourishes", "nurses", "nurtures", "promotes" ], "near synonyms":[ "advocates", "backs", "champions", "endorses", "indorses", "supports", "upholds", "endows", "finances", "funds", "patronizes", "stakes", "subsidizes", "underwrites", "abets", "aids", "assists", "advertises", "boosts", "plugs", "publicizes", "touts", "agitates (for)", "campaigns (for)", "works (for)" ], "near antonyms":[ "bans", "bars", "enjoins", "forbids", "interdicts", "outlaws", "prevents", "prohibits", "proscribes", "battles", "combats", "contends (with)", "counters", "fights", "opposes", "represses", "snuffs (out)", "squashes", "squelches", "stifles", "subdues", "suppresses", "arrests", "checks", "halts", "retards", "encumbers", "fetters", "hobbles", "impedes", "interferes (with)", "manacles", "obstructs", "shackles" ], "antonyms":[ "discourages", "frustrates", "hinders", "inhibits" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incuriosity":{ "lack of interest or concern":{ "examples":[ "a teacher who is trying to overcome her students' entrenched incuriosity about world events" ], "synonyms":[ "apathy", "casualness", "complacence", "disinterestedness", "disregard", "incuriousness", "indifference", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "torpor", "unconcern" ], "near synonyms":[ "halfheartedness", "lukewarmness", "tepidity", "tepidness", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "recklessness", "unawareness", "lethargy", "listlessness", "aloofness", "coldness", "cool", "detachment", "dispassion", "callosity", "callousness", "hard-heartedness", "hardness", "insensitivity", "bloodlessness", "impassiveness", "impassivity", "phlegm", "stoicism", "stolidity" ], "near antonyms":[ "attention", "attentiveness", "awareness", "conscientiousness", "curiosity", "heedfulness", "keenness", "sensitivity", "warmheartedness", "bias", "partiality", "prejudice", "ardor", "desire", "fervency", "passion", "vehemence", "warmth", "zeal" ], "antonyms":[ "concern", "interest", "regard" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incomputable":{ "as in incalculable , inestimable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "countless", "incalculable", "inestimable", "innumerable", "unmeasured", "abysmal", "exhaustless", "inexhaustible", "bottomless", "boundless", "endless", "fathomless", "horizonless", "illimitable", "immeasurable", "immensurable", "indefinite", "infinite", "limitless", "measureless", "unbounded", "unfathomable", "unlimited", "extensive", "far-flung", "immense", "vast" ], "near antonyms":[ "bounded", "circumscribed", "confined", "definite", "finite", "limited", "restricted", "fathomable", "measurable", "depthless", "shallow", "superficial" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inculcators":{ "as in drillmasters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drillmasters", "mentors", "tutoresses", "tutors", "deans", "docents", "doctors", "dons", "professors", "profs", "regius professors", "coaches", "guides", "gurus", "preparers", "trainers", "academes", "academicians", "academics", "didacts", "pedants", "headmistresses", "instructresses", "mistresses", "schoolmarms", "schoolma'ams", "schoolmistresses", "governesses", "homeschoolers", "headmasters", "masters", "rectors", "schoolmasters", "interns", "internes", "practice teachers", "readers", "student teachers", "educationists", "educators", "instructors", "pedagogues", "pedagogs", "preceptors", "schoolteachers", "teachers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incline (toward)":{ "as in tend (to) , gravitate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gravitate", "tend (to)", "care (for)", "favor", "lean (toward or towards)", "like", "prefer", "adore", "cotton (to)", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "relish", "revel (in)", "choose", "cull", "handpick", "name", "pick", "select", "single (out)", "take", "covet", "crave", "desire", "hanker (for or after)", "want", "wish (for)", "bias", "prejudice", "admire", "appreciate", "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value", "be partial to", "go in for", "go" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "shun", "shy (from or away from)", "disfavor", "dislike", "mislike", "abhor", "abominate", "detest", "hate", "loathe", "decline", "refuse", "reject", "turn down", "discard", "jettison", "throw away", "throw out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "increments":{ "something added (as by growth)":{ "examples":[ "added another big increment to the sales total this quarter" ], "synonyms":[ "accretions", "accruals", "addenda", "addendums", "additions", "augmentations", "boosts", "expansions", "gains", "increases", "more", "pluses", "plusses", "proliferations", "raises", "rises", "step-ups", "supplements", "upticks" ], "near synonyms":[ "accumulations", "assemblages", "collections", "gatherings", "complements", "accessions", "appendixes", "appendices", "continuations", "extensions", "uptrends", "upturns", "jumps", "run-ups", "spikes" ], 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"gets", "irritates", "vexes" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "soothes", "subdues", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes", "appeases", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incarnations":{ "a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)":{ "examples":[ "she is the very incarnation of grace and tactfulness" ], "synonyms":[ "abstracts", "avatars", "embodiers", "embodiments", "epitomes", "externalizations", "geniuses", "genii", "icons", "ikons", "images", "incorporations", "instantiations", "manifestations", "objectifications", "personifications", "personifiers" ], "near synonyms":[ "actualizations", "concretizations", "exemplifications", "personalizations", "realizations", "substantiations", "essences", "quintessences", "souls", "archetypes", "exemplars", "models", "paradigms", "patterns", "reincarnations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incomprehension":{ "a failure to understand correctly":{ "examples":[ "the 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"dimples", "meanders", "waves", "weaves", "winds", "declines", "inclines", "slopes" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightens", "unbends", "uncurls" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "increment":{ "something added (as by growth)":{ "examples":[ "added another big increment to the sales total this quarter" ], "synonyms":[ "accretion", "accrual", "addendum", "addition", "augmentation", "boost", "expansion", "gain", "increase", "more", "plus", "proliferation", "raise", "rise", "step-up", "supplement", "uptick" ], "near synonyms":[ "accumulation", "assemblage", "collection", "gathering", "complement", "accession", "appendix", "continuation", "extension", "uptrend", "upturn", "jump", "run-up", "spike" ], "near antonyms":[ "deduction", "subtraction" ], "antonyms":[ "abatement", "decline", "decrease", "decrement", "depletion", "diminishment", "diminution", "drop-off", "fall", "falloff", "lessening", "loss", "lowering", "reduction", "shrinkage", "step-down" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, 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"unawareness", "unfamiliarity" ], "near synonyms":[ "callowness", "greenness", "inexperience", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "rawness", "simpleness", "unsophistication" ], "near antonyms":[ "experience", "know-how", "sophistication" ], "antonyms":[ "acquaintance", "awareness", "cognizance", "familiarity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inclusions":{ "as in increases , additions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accretions", "accruals", "addenda", "addendums", "additions", "augmentations", "boosts", "expansions", "gains", "increases", "increments", "more", "pluses", "plusses", "raises", "rises", "supplements" ], "near antonyms":[ "deletions", "elisions", "omissions", "eliminations", "blanks", "skips" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incomparable":{ "having no equal or rival for excellence or desirability":{ "examples":[ "the incomparable jewel known as the Hope Diamond" ], "synonyms":[ "inimitable", "matchless", "nonpareil", "only", "peerless", 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"prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "wizard", "wonderful", "better", "preferred", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "special" ], "near antonyms":[ "common", "commonplace", "everyday", "familiar", "frequent", "garden", "household", "normal", "ordinary", "routine", "ubiquitous", "usual", "inferior", "lesser", "worse", "worst", "bad", "bastard", "bush", "bush-league", "deficient", "depressed", "dissatisfactory", "ill", "inferior", "lame", "lousy", "low", "lower", "off", "paltry", "poor", "punk", "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wanting", "low-grade", "substandard", "mediocre", "second-class", "second-rate", "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "pathetic", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incitements":{ "something that arouses a strong response from 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"inducements", "invitations", "antecedents", "causes", "considerations", "grounds", "motives", "occasions", "reasons", "catalysts", "catalyzers", "fuels", "sparks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "counterincentives", "counter-incentives", "disincentives" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incautiously":{ "as in imprudently , rashly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brashly", "brazenly", "foolhardily", "heedlessly", "hotheadedly", "impetuously", "imprudently", "impulsively", "overconfidently", "rashly", "recklessly", "thoughtlessly", "wildly", "crazily", "foolishly", "insanely", "hastily", "precipitately", "self-confidently", "adventurously", "audaciously", "daringly", "hardily", "venturesomely", "venturously", "spiritedly", "spunkily", "stoutly", "determinedly", "firmly", "gamely", "grittily", "pluckily", "resolutely", "boldly", "bravely", "courageously", "dauntlessly", "doughtily", "fearlessly", "gallantly", "gutsily", "heroically", "intrepidly", "manfully", "stalwartly", "stoutheartedly", "valiantly", "valorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "cowardly", "cravenly", "fearfully", "pusillanimously", "spinelessly", "spiritlessly", "timorously", "diffidently", "mousily", "shyly", "skittishly", "timidly", "anxiously", "apprehensively", "nervously", "carefully", "cautiously", "heedfully", "prudently" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "incurving":{ "as in reflecting , incurvating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "incurvating", "inflecting", "reflecting", "arching", "bending", "bowing", "crooking", "curving", "hooking", "swerving", "arcing", "rounding", "deflecting", "diverting", "entwining", "kinking", "swirling", "turning", "twining", "twisting", "veering", "warping", "coiling", "curling", "enrolling", "looping", "spiraling", "spiralling", "denting", "dimpling", "meandering", "waving", "weaving", "winding", "declining", "inclining", "sloping" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightening", "unbending", "uncurling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incantation":{ "a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power":{ "examples":[ "hovering over the sick child, the witch doctor muttered mysterious incantations" ], "synonyms":[ "abracadabra", "bewitchment", "charm", "conjuration", "enchantment", "glamour", "glamor", "hex", "invocation", "spell", "whammy" ], "near synonyms":[ "cantrip", "curse", "jinx", "bewitchery", "conjuring", "magic", "mojo", "necromancy", "sorcery", "voodoo", "voodooism", "witchcraft", "witchery", "wizardry", "amulet", "fetish", "fetich", "phylactery", "talisman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inconveniencing":{ "as in burdensome , distressing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "burdensome", "discomforting", "displeasing", "disquieting", "distressing", "importunate", "importune", "abrasive", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothersome", "carking", "chafing", "disturbing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nettlesome", "nettling", "peeving", "pesky", "pestiferous", "pestilent", "pestilential", "pesty", "plaguey", "plaguy", "rankling", "rebarbative", "riling", "vexatious", "vexing", "angering", "enraging", "infuriating", "brattish", "bratty", "mischievous", "offensive", "troublesome", "upsetting", "distractive", "painful", "stressful", "tiresome", "troubling", "trying", "worrisome", "biting", "grating", "jangling", "jarring", "spiny", "thorny" ], "near antonyms":[ "delightful", "pleasing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause discomfort to or trouble for":{ "examples":[ "he inconvenienced his sister by moving into her tiny apartment" ], "synonyms":[ "discommoding", "disobliging", "disturbing", "incommoding", "putting out", "troubling" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdening", "encumbering", "saddling", "weighing", "fettering", "hampering", "hamstringing", "handicapping", "hindering", "hobbling", "holding back", "holding up", "impeding", "inhibiting", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "obstructing", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "tying up", "tieing up", "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "chafing", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "irking", "nettling", "peeving", "piquing", "riling", "vexing", "grating", "inflaming", "enflaming", "provoking", "agitating", "perturbing", "upsetting" ], "near antonyms":[ "abetting", "aiding", "assisting", "helping", "easing", "facilitating", "smoothing", "appeasing", "conciliating", "disarming", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting" ], "antonyms":[ "accommodating", "favoring", "obliging" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "incidentally":{ "by way of interjection or digression":{ "examples":[ "incidentally , have you seen the new building they're putting up?" ], "synonyms":[ "apropos", "en passant" ], "near synonyms":[ "digressively", "excursively", "interjectionally", "parenthetically", "secondarily", "tangentially" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "inclusively":{ "with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time":{ "examples":[ "for the complete body makeover, a week at the spa costs, inclusively , $10,000" ], "synonyms":[ "all around", "all told", "altogether", "collectedly", "collectively", "overall", "together" ], "near synonyms":[ "broadly", "generally", "liberally", "loosely", "macroscopically", "all over", "completely", "comprehensively", "encyclopedically", "entirely", "exhaustively", "fully", "sweepingly", "thoroughly", "totally", "wholly" ], "near antonyms":[ "detailedly", "microscopically", "minutely", "literally", "narrowly", "restrictedly", "strictly", "alone", "categorically", "distinctly", "exclusively", "fractionally", "individually", "separately", "singly", "singularly", "solely", "solitarily", "specifically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "incense":{ "a sweet or pleasant 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"disparagement", "put-down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make angry":{ "examples":[ "the insult so incensed him that he had to be restrained from hitting the guy" ], "synonyms":[ "anger", "enrage", "inflame", "enflame", "infuriate", "ire", "mad", "madden", "outrage", "rankle", "rile", "roil", "steam up", "tick off" ], "near synonyms":[ "affront", "aggravate", "annoy", "burn (up)", "cross", "exasperate", "get", "huff", "irritate", "miff", "nettle", "offend", "peeve", "pique", "provoke", "put out", "ruffle", "vex", "antagonize", "embitter", "envenom" ], "near antonyms":[ "allay", "assuage", "relieve", "comfort", "console", "soothe", "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "calm", "lull", "quiet", "settle", "beguile", "bewitch", "captivate", "charm", "disarm", "enchant" ], "antonyms":[ "delight", "gratify", "please" ] }, "to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance":{ "examples":[ "the gift shop was heavily incensed with a cloying mixture of herbal essences" ], "synonyms":[ "odorize", "perfume", "scent" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "deodorize" ], "antonyms":[ "stink up" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "incurious":{ "having or showing a lack of interest or concern":{ "examples":[ "a quick incurious glance at the pile of junk mail" ], "synonyms":[ "apathetic", "casual", "complacent", "disinterested", "indifferent", "insensible", "insouciant", "nonchalant", "perfunctory", "pococurante", "unconcerned", "uncurious", "uninterested" ], "near synonyms":[ "halfhearted", "lukewarm", "tepid", "aloof", "cold", "numb", "remote", "unemotional", "callous", "hard-hearted", "insensitive", "unfeeling", "calm", "cool", "detached", "dispassionate", "careless", "heedless", "mindless", "impassive", "impervious", "phlegmatic", "stoic", "stoical", "stolid", "lethargic", "listless", "unimpressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "attentive", "aware", "conscientious", "heedful", "mindful", "caring", "sensitive", "warmhearted", "ardent", "fervent", "keen", "passionate", "warm", "zealous" ], "antonyms":[ "concerned", "interested" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incubi":{ "as in demons , devils":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banshees", "bogeymen", "bogymen", "demons", "daemons", "devils", "fiends", "ghouls", "imps", "apparitions", "ghosts", "phantasms", "fantasms", "phantoms", "poltergeists", "shades", "specters", "spectres", "spirits", "spooks", "wraiths", "frights", "horribles", "horrors", "monsters", "monstrosities", "terrors", "b\u00eates noires", "black beasts", "bogeys", "bogies", "bugaboos", "bugbears", "dreads", "hobgoblins", "ogres", "banes", "curses", "enemies", "plagues", "scourges", "torments", "abominations", "anathemas" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incinerate":{ "to burn (something) completely":{ "examples":[ "The waste is incinerated in a large furnace." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ash", "cremate", "kiln", "burn", "enkindle", "fire", "ignite", "inflame", "enflame", "kindle", "light", "torch", "immolate", "deflagrate", "char", "frizzle", "scorch", "bake", "broil", "cook", "set off", "scald", "scathe", "sear", "reignite", "rekindle", "relight", "bank", "stoke" ], "near antonyms":[ "stamp (out)", "douse", "dowse", "extinguish", "put out", "quench", "snuff (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incarceration":{ "the act of confining or the state of being confined":{ "examples":[ "he was bored and frustrated by his incarceration in the quarantine" ], "synonyms":[ "captivity", "confinement", "immurement", "impoundment", "imprisonment", "internment", "prison" ], "near synonyms":[ "bondage", "enslavement", "servitude", "restraint", "restriction", "arrest", "capture", "entrapment", "custody", "detainer", "detainment", "detention", "house arrest" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipation", "liberation", "manumission", "redemption", "release", "freedom", "independence", "liberty" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the state of being held in lawful 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"creation", "founding", "inauguration", "initiation", "institution", "origination", "cradle", "fountain", "fountainhead", "germ", "origin", "root", "seedbed", "source", "spring", "well", "wellspring", "dawning", "opening", "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "emergence", "childhood", "infancy", "youth" ], "near antonyms":[ "cessation", "closing", "closure", "completion", "finale", "finish", "period", "stop", "termination", "windup" ], "antonyms":[ "close", "conclusion", "end", "ending", "omega" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incompliant":{ "given to resisting authority or another's control":{ "examples":[ "a perpetually incompliant employee who seemed to think that the rules did not apply to him" ], "synonyms":[ "balky", "contrary", "contumacious", "defiant", "disobedient", "froward", "insubordinate", "intractable", "obstreperous", "rebel", "rebellious", "recalcitrant", "recusant", "refractory", "restive", "ungovernable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ], "near synonyms":[ "noncooperative", "uncooperative", "insurgent", "mutinous", "adamant", "adamantine", "dogged", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "mulish", "negativistic", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "peevish", "pertinacious", "pigheaded", "rigid", "self-willed", "stubborn", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "fractious", "uncontrollable", "unmanageable", "wild", "perverse", "resistant", "wrongheaded", "bad", "disorderly", "errant", "misbehaving", "mischievous", "monkeying", "monkeyish", "naughty", "undisciplined", "dissident", "nonconformist", "discourteous", "disrespectful", "ill-bred", "ill-mannered", "ill-natured", "impertinent", "impolite", "impudent", "inconsiderate", "insolent", "ornery", "rude", "uncivil", "uncouth", "ungracious", "unmannerly" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amiable", "cooperative", "deferential", "obliging", "yielding", "behaved", "disciplined", "well-bred", "courteous", "polite", "respectful", "kowtowing", "obsequious", "servile", "slavish", "subservient", "decorous", "mannerly", "orderly", "proper", "controllable", "governable", "manageable", "trainable" ], "antonyms":[ "amenable", "biddable", "compliant", "conformable", "docile", "obedient", "ruly", "submissive", "tractable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incurved":{ "as in reflected , incurvated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "incurvated", "inflected", "reflected", "arched", "bent", "bowed", "crooked", "curved", "hooked", "swerved", "arced", "rounded", "deflected", "diverted", "entwined", "kinked", "swirled", "turned", "twined", "twisted", "veered", "warped", "coiled", "curled", "enrolled", "looped", "spiraled", "spiralled", "dented", "dimpled", "meandered", "waved", "weaved", "wound", "winded", "declined", "inclined", "sloped" ], "near antonyms":[ "straightened", "unbent", "uncurled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inconsistent":{ "not being in agreement or harmony":{ "examples":[ "inconsistent theories make it difficult to settle on one explanation" ], "synonyms":[ "clashing", "conflicting", "disagreeing", "discordant", "discrepant", "incompatible", "incongruous", "inconsonant", "inharmonious", "mutually exclusive", "repugnant" ], "near synonyms":[ "irreconcilable", "antagonistic", "antipodal", "antipodean", "antithetical", "contradictory", "contrary", "diametric", "diametrical", "opposing", "opposite" ], "near antonyms":[ "akin", "like", "similar" ], "antonyms":[ "accordant", "agreeing", "compatible", "concordant", "conformable (to)", "congruent", "congruous", "consistent", "consonant", "correspondent (with or to)", "harmonious", "nonconflicting" ] }, "likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly":{ "examples":[ "an inconsistent breeze was our only relief from the heat" ], "synonyms":[ "capricious", "changeable", "changeful", "fickle", "flickery", "fluctuating", "fluid", "inconstant", "mercurial", "mutable", "skittish", "temperamental", "uncertain", "unpredictable", "unsettled", "unstable", "unsteady", "variable", "volatile" ], "near synonyms":[ "aimless", "arbitrary", "desultory", "erratic", "haphazard", "hit-or-miss", "irregular", "random", "scattered", "slapdash", "stray", "ambivalent", "hesitating", "shaky", "shilly-shally", "shilly-shallying", "vacillating", "wavering", "dicey", "undependable", "unreliable", "untrustworthy", "adaptable", "mobile", "protean", "versatile" ], "near antonyms":[ "equable", "even", "uniform", "abiding", "durable", "lasting", "permanent", "persistent", "dependable", "reliable", "sure", "tried", "tried-and-true", "true", "trustworthy", "trusty" ], "antonyms":[ "certain", "changeless", "constant", "immutable", "invariable", "predictable", "settled", "stable", "stationary", "steady", "unchangeable", "unchanging", "unvarying" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incontrollable":{ "given to resisting control or discipline by others":{ "examples":[ "police have vowed to crack down on the speeding, racing, and other driving misdeeds being committed by the town's incontrollable teenagers" ], "synonyms":[ "froward", "headstrong", "intractable", "recalcitrant", "refractory", "uncontrollable", "ungovernable", "unmanageable", "unruly", "untoward", "wayward", "willful", "wilful" ], "near synonyms":[ "bullheaded", "contrary", "difficult", "hardheaded", "incorrigible", "intransigent", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "perverse", "pigheaded", "self-willed", "stiff", "stiff-necked", "stubborn", "undisciplined", "unpunished", "uncontrolled", "wild", "boisterous", "irrepressible", "rambunctious", "rowdy", "disobedient", "indocile", "insubordinate", "rebellious", "misbehaving", "naughty" ], "near antonyms":[ "docile", "obedient", "well-behaved", "compliant", "placable", "pliable", "submissive", "yielding", "accepting", "persuadable", "receptive", "responsive", "willing", "reasonable", "temperate", "trainable" ], "antonyms":[ "controllable", "governable", "manageable", "tractable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inconvenient":{ "causing difficulty, discomfort, or annoyance":{ "examples":[ "the unexpected visitors showed up at an inconvenient time" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "discommoding", "disobliging", "incommoding" ], "near synonyms":[ "bothersome", "burdensome", "onerous", "troublesome", "annoying", "disturbing", "exasperating", "frustrating", "galling", "irksome", "irritating", "maddening", "nagging", "nettlesome", "riling", "vexatious", "vexing" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptable", "bearable", "endurable", "sufferable", "tolerable", "advantageous", "desirable", "good", "helpful" ], "antonyms":[ "convenient", "ultraconvenient" ] }, "hard or impossible to get to or get at":{ "examples":[ "for some reason, the homeowners placed the dishes in an inconvenient cabinet" ], "synonyms":[ "inaccessible", "inapproachable", "unapproachable", "unattainable", "unavailable", "unobtainable", "unreachable", "untouchable" ], "near synonyms":[ "away", "distant", "far", "faraway", "far-off", "remote", "removed", "apart", "hidden", "isolated", "out-of-the-way", "secluded" ], "near antonyms":[ "close", "immediate", "near", "nearby", "neighboring", "next-door", "nigh" ], "antonyms":[ "accessible", "acquirable", "approachable", "attainable", "convenient", "getatable", "handy", "obtainable", "procurable", "reachable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inching":{ "as in imperceptible":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "imperceptible", "progressive", "stepped", "tapered", "decrescent", "increscent", "gradational", "gradual", "incremental", "phased", "piecemeal", "step-by-step" ], "near antonyms":[ "abrupt", "sudden", "discontinuous", "saltatory", "acute", "sharp", "changeable", "dynamic", "meteoric", "volatile" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in plodding , ambling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ambling", "heavy-footed", "plodding", "shuffling", "slow-footed", "lingering", "loitering", "tarrying", "strolling", "inactive", "inert", "lethargic", "loafing", "lounging", "decelerating", "slowing", "deliberate", "measured", "filibustering", "procrastinating", "stalling", "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "languid", "leisurely", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slow", "sluggish", "snaillike", "snail-paced", "tardy", "unhurried" ], "near antonyms":[ "barreling", "bolting", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "careering", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet", "flying", "hasty", "hurrying", "lightning", "meteoric", "quick", "racing", "rapid", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "snappy", "speeding", "speedy", "swift", "warp-speed", "whirling", "whirlwind", "whisking", "zipping", "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "accelerated", "hastened", "quickened", "hurried", "rushed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits":{ "examples":[ "every year the water inches further up the embankments, threatening to permanently engulf the island city" ], "synonyms":[ "creeping", "encroaching", "worming" ], "near synonyms":[ "snaking", "sneaking", "entrenching", "intrenching", "impinging", "infringing", "intruding", "invading", "overpassing", "overreaching", "overrunning", "overshooting", "overstepping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move slowly":{ "examples":[ "the car inched carefully across the snow-covered causeway" ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creaking (along)", "creeping", "dragging", "limping", "nosing", "oozing", "plodding", "poking", "slouching", "snailing" ], "near synonyms":[ "lumbering", "shambling", "shuffling", "tramping", "trudging" ], "near antonyms":[ "floating", "gliding", "sailing", "hurrying", "tearing" ], "antonyms":[ "flying", "racing", "speeding", "whizzing", "zipping" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "incidence":{ "the rate at which something happens":{ "examples":[ "They found an increased incidence of crime in the city when social programs were cut." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "appearance", "occurrence", "chronicity", "constancy", "continuousness", "regularity", "commonness", "frequence", "frequency", "frequentness", "prevalence" ], "near antonyms":[ "infrequence", "infrequency", "rareness", "uncommonness", "unusualness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inclinations":{ "a habitual attraction to some activity or thing":{ "examples":[ "her natural inclination to help people in need" ], "synonyms":[ "affections", "affinities", "aptitudes", "bents", "biases", "bones", "devices", "dispositions", "geniuses", "genii", "habitudes", "impulses", "leanings", "partialities", "penchants", "predilections", "predispositions", "proclivities", "propensities", "tendencies", "turns" ], "near synonyms":[ "favors", "partisanships", "prejudices", "endowments", "faculties", "flairs", "gifts", "knacks", "talents", "addictions", "appetites", "fancies", "likes", "likings", "preferences", "tastes", "fortes", "specialities", "specialties", "conventions", "customs", "habits", "patterns", "practices", "practises", "routines", "tricks", "ways", "wonts", "eccentricities", "idiosyncrasies", "kinks", "oddities", "peculiarities", "quirks", "singularities" ], "near antonyms":[ "allergies", "aversions", "disfavors", "disinclinations", "dislikes", "disrelishes", "distastes", "detachments", "impartialities", "neutralities", "objectivities", "apathies", "indifferences", "insouciances", "nonchalances" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle":{ "examples":[ "the photographer adjusted the inclination of the sitter's head" ], "synonyms":[ "anglings", "bends", "cocks", "lists", "tilts", "tips" ], "near synonyms":[ "turns", "twists", "veers", "bows", "dips", "nods" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon":{ "examples":[ "the inclination of the hill is gentle, so walking up it isn't too bad" ], "synonyms":[ "cants", "diagonals", "grades", "gradients", "inclines", "leans", "pitches", "rakes", "slants", "slopes", "upgrades" ], "near synonyms":[ "ascents", "banks", "climbs", "rises" ], "near antonyms":[ "declensions", "declinations", "declines", "declivities", "descents", "dips", "downgrades", "falls", "hangings", "hangs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incorruptible":{ "incapable of being corrupted":{ "examples":[ "He was trusted, respected, and completely incorruptible .", "The town's incorruptible mayor was shocked to learn that some in his administration were receiving kickbacks." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blameless", "clean", "guiltless", "immaculate", "incorrupt", "incorrupted", "innocent", "inoffensive", "irreproachable", "unobjectionable", "all right", "decent", "ethical", "good", "honest", "honorable", "just", "moral", "nice", "right", "righteous", "right-minded", "straight", "true", "upright", "virtuous", "correct", "decorous", "proper", "seemly", "high-minded", "noble", "principled", "commendable", "creditable", "exemplary", "legitimate", "esteemed", "law-abiding", "menschy", "reputable", "respected", "upstanding", "worthy", "angelic", "angelical", "lily-white", "pure", "scrupulous", "spotless", "uncorrupted", "unerring", "goody-goody", "moralistic", "pharisaical", "rectitudinous", "sanctimonious", "self-righteous" ], "near antonyms":[ "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "libertine", "perverted", "reprobate", "improper", "incorrect", "indecorous", "naughty", "unbecoming", "unseemly", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "atrocious", "infamous", "villainous", "base", "low", "mean", "vicious", "vile", "blameworthy", "objectionable", "offensive", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "errant", "erring", "fallen", "bad", "dishonest", "dishonorable", "evil", "evil-minded", "immoral", "indecent", "sinful", "unethical", "unrighteous", "wicked", "wrong" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incandescence":{ "the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible":{ "examples":[ "candles made from whale oil were once highly prized because they burned with an incandescence superior to that of other candles" ], "synonyms":[ "blaze", "flare", "fluorescence", "glare", "gleam", "glow", "illumination", "light", "luminescence", "radiance", "shine" ], "near synonyms":[ "flash", "glimmer", "glint", "glitter", "scintillation", "shimmer", "sparkle", "twinkle", "daylight", "moonlight", "sunlight", "sunshine", "afterglow", "aureole", "aureola", "aurora", "beam", "halo", "ray", "shaft", "streak", "stream", "sunbeam", "glisten", "gloss", "luster", "lustre", "polish", "reflection", "sheen" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dimness", "dusk", "duskiness", "gloom", "night", "shadow" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incendiary":{ "a person who deliberately and unlawfully sets fire to a building or other property":{ "examples":[ "firefighters caught the incendiary , who was watching the effects of his handiwork" ], "synonyms":[ "arsonist", "firebug", "torch" ], "near synonyms":[ "pyromaniac", "flamer", "igniter", "ignitor", "immolator", "inflamer", "kindler" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who stirs up public feelings especially of discontent":{ "examples":[ "blamed the protests on outside incendiaries who were intent on overthrowing the government" ], "synonyms":[ "agitator", "demagogue", "demagog", "exciter", "firebrand", "fomenter", "inciter", "instigator", "kindler", "provocateur", "rabble-rouser" ], "near synonyms":[ "demonstrator", "marcher", "objector", "picketer", "protester", "protestor", "advocate", "apostle", "backer", "booster", "champion", "exponent", "persuader", "promoter", "proponent", "reformer", "reformist", "supporter", "alarmist", "extremist", "insurgent", "insurrectionist", "radical", "rebel", "revolter", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "subversive", "troublemaker", "prodder", "prompter", "provoker", "agent provocateur" ], "near antonyms":[ "peacemaker", "reconciler", "uniter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "tending to excite political disorder or insurrection":{ "examples":[ "recklessly made incendiary remarks during a period of heightened racial tensions" ], "synonyms":[ "inflammatory", "seditious" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitational", "instigative", "provocative", "mutinous", "rebellious", "revolutionary" ], "near antonyms":[ "conciliatory", "pacific", "diplomatic", "calming", "soothing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "inculcate":{ "to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{ "examples":[ "dedicated teachers inculcating young minds with a love of learning" ], "synonyms":[ "endue", "indue", "imbue", "infuse", "ingrain", "engrain", "inoculate", "invest", "steep", "suffuse" ], "near synonyms":[ "animate", "charge", "enliven", "invigorate", "leaven", "implant", "instill", "plant", "impregnate", "permeate", "pervade", "saturate", "deluge", "drown", "fill", "flood", "inundate", "overwhelm", "submerge" ], "near antonyms":[ "deprive", "divest", "strip", "clear", "empty", "eliminate", "remove", "take (away)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set":{ "examples":[ "a malcontent who inculcated in his offspring an abiding distrust of all civil authority" ], "synonyms":[ "breed", "enroot", "implant", "infix", "inseminate", "instill", "plant", "sow" ], "near synonyms":[ "drive", "hammer", "pound", "embed", "imbed", "entrench", "intrench", "fix", "lodge", "root", "imbue", "infuse", "ingrain", "engrain", "inoculate", "invest", "steep", "suffuse" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inchoative":{ "as in first , initial":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "first", "formative", "inaugural", "initial", "original", "aborning", "budding", "inceptive", "inchoate", "incipient", "nascent", "elementary", "embryonic", "fundamental", "rudimentary", "formless", "incoherent", "introductory", "preliminary", "preparatory", "crude", "primitive", "rude" ], "near antonyms":[ "adult", "full-blown", "full-fledged", "mature", "ripe", "ripened", "advanced", "developed", "evolved", "high", "higher", "improved", "refined" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "incarnating":{ "to represent in visible form":{ "examples":[ "the general view that Hitler incarnated extreme egotism and indeed evil itself" ], "synonyms":[ "bodying", "embodying", "epitomizing", "expressing", "externalizing", "incorporating", "instantiating", "manifesting", "materializing", "personalizing", "personifying", "substantiating" ], "near synonyms":[ "actualizing", "concretizing", "realizing", "exemplifying", "illustrating", "imaging", "objectifying", "symbolizing", "typifying" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incredulity":{ "refusal to accept something as true":{ "examples":[ "the teacher's incredulity about the claims in the essay proved to be well-founded" ], "synonyms":[ "disbelief", "nonbelief", "unbelief" ], "near synonyms":[ "discredit", "distrust", "doubt", "mistrust", "skepticism", "suspicion", "uncertainty", "denial", "rejection", "repudiation", "unfaith" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptance", "conviction", "faith", "trust" ], "antonyms":[ "belief", "credence", "credit" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inclined":{ "having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action)":{ "examples":[ "we couldn't have convinced her if she weren't already so inclined" ], "synonyms":[ "amenable", "disposed", "fain", "game", "glad", "minded", "ready", "willing" ], "near synonyms":[ "predisposed", "prone", "accommodating", "agreeable", "compliant", "cooperative", "obedient", "obliging", "submissive", "favorable", "receptive", "prepared", "prompt", "quick", "responsive", "swift", "desirous", "eager", "enthused", "enthusiastic", "excited" ], "near antonyms":[ "averse", "loath", "loth", "loathe", "reluctant", "reticent" ], "antonyms":[ "disinclined", "unamenable", "unwilling" ] }, "having a liking or affection":{ "examples":[ "a nightclub strictly for those inclined towards loud music" ], "synonyms":[ "affected", "attached", "fond", "partial" ], "near synonyms":[ "crazy (about or over)", "enamored", "enraptured", "gone (on)", "infatuated", "mad (about)", "nuts (about)", "desirous", "eager", "enthusiastic", "excited", "gung ho", "keen" ], "near antonyms":[ "apathetic", "cool", "indifferent", "uninterested", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "scornful", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "hostile", "alienated", "disaffected", "disenchanted", "estranged" ], "antonyms":[ "allergic", "averse", "disinclined" ] }, "having a tendency to be or act in a certain way":{ "examples":[ "a kindly couple who are inclined to be helpful to strangers" ], "synonyms":[ "apt", "given", "prone", "tending" ], "near synonyms":[ "choosing", "preferring", "disposed", "liable", "likely", "minded", "predisposed", "willing" ], "near antonyms":[ "averse", "disinclined", "indisposed", "loath", "loth", "loathe", "unwilling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "running in a slanting direction":{ "examples":[ "the highway ramps and other inclined roadways were treacherous during the ice storm" ], "synonyms":[ "cant", "canted", "diagonal", "graded", "leaning", "listing", "oblique", "pitched", "raked", "slant", "slanted", "slantwise", "sloped", "sloping", "tilted", "tilting" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "horizontal", "level", "plumb", "up-and-down", "vertical", "parallel", "perpendicular" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set or cause to be at an angle":{ "examples":[ "carefully inclined the ladder against the house" ], "synonyms":[ "angled", "canted", "cocked", "heeled", "leaned", "listed", "pitched", "slanted", "sloped", "tilted", "tipped" ], "near synonyms":[ "banked", "bent", "deviated", "swerved", "veered", "declined", "descended", "reclined", "retreated" ], "near antonyms":[ "evened", "flattened", "leveled", "levelled", "straightened" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show a liking or proneness (for something)":{ "examples":[ "a good restaurant for diners who incline to spicy food" ], "synonyms":[ "leaned", "ran", "run", "tended", "trended" ], "near synonyms":[ "gravitated", "went", "indicated", "pointed", "suggested" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoided", "shied (from or away from)", "shunned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "incandescent lamps":{ "as in fluorescent lamps , arc lamps":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamps", "arc lights", "candelabra", "candelabrums", "candelabras", "candles", "chandeliers", "dark lanterns", "flares", "flashbulbs", "flashcubes", "flashes", "flashlights", "floodlights", "fluorescent lamps", "gaslights", "gasoliers", "girandoles", "headlights", "klieg lights", "kleig lights", "lanterns", "light bulbs", "lighthouses", "lightings", "sconces", "spotlights", "streetlights", "sun lamps", "beacons", 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"pasting", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thumping", "banging", "boxing", "hitting", "punching", "slapping", "smacking", "smashing", "socking", "spanking", "swatting", "swiping", "thrashing", "thwacking", "whacking", "flogging", "lashing", "walloping", "whipping", "killing", "murdering", "tormenting", "torturing" ], "near antonyms":[ "curing", "healing", "rehabilitating", "remedying", "doctoring", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "rejuvenating", "renewing", "repairing", "restoring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incivility":{ "rude behavior":{ "examples":[ "I won't tolerate incivility , and that includes text messaging while I'm speaking" ], "synonyms":[ "dis", "diss", "discourteousness", "discourtesy", "disrespect", "disrespectfulness", "impertinence", "impertinency", "impoliteness", "impudence", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "audacity", "boldness", 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"felicitousness", "grace", "gracefulness" ], "antonyms":[ "civility", "considerateness", "consideration", "courtesy", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "politeness", "politesse", "thoughtfulness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incredulities":{ "refusal to accept something as true":{ "examples":[ "the teacher's incredulity about the claims in the essay proved to be well-founded" ], "synonyms":[ "disbeliefs", "nonbeliefs" ], "near synonyms":[ "discredit", "distrust", "doubts", "mistrust", "skepticism", "suspicions", "uncertainties", "denials", "rejections", "repudiations", "unfaiths" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptances", "convictions", "faiths", "trusts" ], "antonyms":[ "beliefs", "credences", "credits" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incredible":{ "too extraordinary or improbable to believe":{ "examples":[ "tried to explain her weeklong disappearance with an incredible tale of abduction by a total stranger" ], "synonyms":[ "fantastic", "fantastical", "implausible", "inconceivable", 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"hedged", "hemmed (in)", "housed", "immured", "mewed (up)", "penned", "walled (in)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounded", "circumscribed", "confined", "contained", "limited", "restricted", "encircled", "encompassed", "enfolded", "enframed", "enlaced", "framed", "ringed", "surrounded", "armored", "cocooned", "encapsulated", "encapsuled", "encysted", "ensheathed", "ensphered", "enwombed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incompletely":{ "in some measure or degree":{ "examples":[ "a physiological process that is incompletely understood at the present time" ], "synonyms":[ "half", "halfway", "part", "partially", "partly", "partway" ], "near synonyms":[ "fragmentarily", "enough", "fairly", "kindly", "kind of", "like", "moderately", "more or less", "pretty", "quite", "rather", "relatively", "something", "somewhat", "sort of" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolutely", "dead", "downright", "plain", "especially", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "exceptionally", "extremely", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "particularly", "very" ], "antonyms":[ "all", "altogether", "completely", "entirely", "fully", "perfectly", "quite", "totally", "utterly", "wholly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "incorrigible":{ "not capable of being cured or reformed":{ "examples":[ "an incorrigible criminal who should spend the rest of his life behind bars" ], "synonyms":[ "hopeless", "incurable", "irrecoverable", "irredeemable", "irreformable", "irremediable", "irretrievable", "unrecoverable", "unredeemable" ], "near synonyms":[ "irreparable", "irreversible", "uncorrectable", "unencouraging", "unpromising", "impenitent", "unreformed", "unregenerate", "unrepentant" ], "near antonyms":[ "reversible", "encouraging", "promising", "penitent", "regretful", "remorseful", "repentant", "rueful", "sorry", "correctable", "fixable", "rectifiable", "repairable", "reparable", "salvable", "salvageable" ], "antonyms":[ "curable", "reclaimable", "recoverable", "redeemable", "reformable", "remediable", "retrievable", "savable", "saveable" ] }, "as in delinquent , bankrupt":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bankrupt", "delinquent", "derelict", "backslider", "debauchee", "debaucher", "decadent", "degenerate", "deviate", "libertine", "perv", "pervert", "profligate", "rake", "rakehell", "rip", "blackguard", "cad", "heel", "knave", "miscreant", "rascal", "reprobate", "rogue", "scoundrel", "villain", "lecher", "playboy", "playgirl", "satyr" ], "near antonyms":[ "saint" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "incensed":{ "feeling or showing anger":{ "examples":[ "incensed residents demanded that the police apprehend the punks who vandalized the cemetery" ], "synonyms":[ "angered", "angry", "apoplectic", "ballistic", "cheesed off", "choleric", "enraged", "foaming", "fuming", "furious", "hopping", "horn-mad", "hot", "indignant", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriate", "infuriated", "irate", "ireful", "livid", "mad", "outraged", "rabid", "rankled", "riled", 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"touchy", "argumentative", "belligerent", "contentious", "contrary", "disputatious", "ornery", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "querulous" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "accommodating", "obliging", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "amicable", "cordial", "friendly", "content", "happy", "satisfied", "empathetic", "sympathetic", "tolerant", "understanding", "calm", "pacific", "peaceable", "placid", "serene", "tranquil", "unembittered", "affable", "amiable", "easygoing", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "kind", "pleasant", "sweet" ], "antonyms":[ "angerless", "delighted", "pleased" ] }, "to make angry":{ "examples":[ "the insult so incensed him that he had to be restrained from hitting the guy" ], "synonyms":[ "angered", "enraged", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "ired", "madded", "maddened", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "steamed up", "ticked off" ], "near synonyms":[ "affronted", "aggravated", "annoyed", "burned (up)", "burnt (up)", "crossed", "exasperated", "got", "huffed", "irritated", "miffed", "nettled", "offended", "peeved", "piqued", "provoked", "put out", "ruffled", "vexed", "vext", "antagonized", "embittered", "envenomed" ], "near antonyms":[ "allayed", "assuaged", "relieved", "comforted", "consoled", "soothed", "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "calmed", "lulled", "quieted", "settled", "beguiled", "bewitched", "captivated", "charmed", "disarmed", "enchanted" ], "antonyms":[ "delighted", "gratified", "pleased" ] }, "to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance":{ "examples":[ "the gift shop was heavily incensed with a cloying mixture of herbal essences" ], "synonyms":[ "odorized", "perfumed", "scented" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "deodorized" ], "antonyms":[ "stank up", "stunk up" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "incumbents":{ "as in officeholders":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "officeholders", "noncandidates", "awardees", "honorees", "inductees", "dropouts" ], "near antonyms":[ "applicants", "appliers", "aspirants", "campaigners", "candidates", "contenders", "expectants", "hopefuls", "prospects", "seekers", "competitors", "contestants", "entrants", "entries", "favorites", "qualifiers", "dark horses", "spoilers", "stalking horses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incuriously":{ "as in impassively , disinterestedly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aloofly", "disinterestedly", "impassively", "apathetically", "indifferently", "lukewarmly", "perfunctorily", "hesitantly", "reluctantly", "unwillingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "enthusiastically", "exuberantly", "madly", "rhapsodically", "sky-high", "avidly", "eagerly", "excitedly", "impatiently", "keenly", "fanatically", "rabidly", "warmly", "zealously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "inclusive":{ "covering everything or all important points":{ "examples":[ "a butterfly expert with an inclusive knowledge of his subject" ], 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"emancipates", "enfranchises", "manumits", "unbinds", "uncages", "unchains", "unfetters" ], "antonyms":[ "discharges", "frees", "liberates", "releases" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inconsequent":{ "not using or following good reasoning":{ "examples":[ "presents an inconsequent argument for a major reversal in the nation's policy on narcotics" ], "synonyms":[ "fallacious", "illegitimate", "illogical", "inconsequential", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak" ], "near synonyms":[ "eristic", "eristical", "misleading", "sophistic", "sophistical", "specious", "half-baked", "ill-advised", "misguided", "unconsidered", "unreasoned", "inconsistent", "absurd", "asinine", "foolish", "meaningless", "nonsensical", "preposterous", "reasonless", "senseless", "silly", "Kafkaesque", "odd", "peculiar", "strange", "surreal", "unusual", "weird", "insane", "mad", "nutty", "wacky", "whacky", "disordered", "disorganized", "rambling", "random", "unconvincing", 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"turmoils" ], "near antonyms":[ "cohesions", "unities", "chimes", "comities", "compatibilities", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces", "amities", "companionships", "congenialities", "fellowships", "fraternizations", "friendships" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inconsecutive":{ "as in nonconsecutive , nonsequential":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inconsequent", "nonconsecutive", "nonsequential" ], "near antonyms":[ "back-to-back", "consecutive", "sequent", "sequential", "straight", "succeeding", "successional", "successive", "serial", "constant", "continuous", "uninterrupted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "increasingly":{ "more and more; to an increasing degree":{ "examples":[ "People are becoming increasingly aware of this problem.", "Increasingly , scientists are questioning the data.", "The situation grew increasingly hopeless." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crescively", "progressively", "gradationally", "gradually", "inchmeal", 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"disharmonies", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "dissidences", "dissonances", "disunions", "disunities", "divisions", "frictions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces", "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incisive":{ "very clear and direct":{ "examples":[ "She provided an incisive analysis that changed my entire opinion on the issue." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "keen", "poignant", "trenchant", "acerb", "acerbic", "acid", "acidic", "acidulous", "acrid", "barbed", "biting", "caustic", "corrosive", "cutting", "mordant", "pungent", "sarcastic", "sardonic", "satiric", "satirical", "scalding", "scathing", "sharp", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "smart-mouthed", "snarky", "tart", "brisk", "cross", "sharp-tongued", "sour", "sourish", "spiky", "spikey", "tartish", "cynical", "dry", "ironic", "ironical", "wry", "facetious", "flippant", "tongue-in-cheek", "acrimonious", "bitter", "resentful", "vitriolic", "harsh", "rough", "severe", "stringent", "abrupt", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "concise", "crisp", "curt", "gruff", "pithy", "snippety", "snippy", "succinct", "terse", "backhanded", "insincere" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inclines (toward)":{ "as in tends (to) , gravitates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gravitates", "tends (to)", "cares (for)", "favors", "leans (toward or towards)", "likes", "prefers", "adores", "cottons (to)", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "grooves (on)", "relishes", "revels (in)", "chooses", "culls", "handpicks", "names", "picks", "selects", "singles (out)", "takes", "covets", "craves", "desires", "hankers (for or after)", "wants", "wishes (for)", "biases", "biasses", "prejudices", "admires", "appreciates", "cherishes", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "goes in for", "is partial to", "goes" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "shies (from or away from)", "shuns", "disfavors", "dislikes", "mislikes", "abhors", "abominates", "detests", "hates", "loathes", "declines", "refuses", "rejects", "turns down", "discards", "jettisons", "throws away", "throws out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "incomprehensibleness":{ "as in impenetrability , incomprehensibility":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "impenetrability", "incomprehensibility", "cloudiness", "dimness", "faintness", "fogginess", "fuzziness", "haziness", "indefiniteness", "indistinctness", "mistiness", "shade", "shadow", "uncertainty", "vagueness", "circuitousness", "circuity", "indirectness", "mystery", "reconditeness", "deepness", "depth", "profoundness", "ambiguity", "ambiguousness", "darkness", "equivocalness", "equivocation", "inscrutability", "inscrutableness", "murkiness", "mysteriousness", "nebulosity", "nebulousness", "obliqueness", "obliquity", "obscurity", "opacity", "opaqueness", "abstruseness", "abstrusity", "complexity", "complication", "difficulty", "obtuseness" ], "near antonyms":[ "clarity", "clearness", "obviousness", "plainness", "comprehensibility", "intelligibility", "legibility", "brightness", "distinctness", "self-evidence", "certainty", "surety", "definiteness", "exactness", "explicitness", "incision", "incisiveness", "lucidity", "lucidness", "perspicuity", "perspicuousness", "directness", "forthrightness", "openness", "straightforwardness", "palpability", "tangibility", "tangibleness", "visibility", "readability", "readableness", "obviousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "incomprehensibility":{ "as in impenetrability , inexplicability":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "impenetrability", "inexplicability", "diversity", "heterogeneity", "heterogeneousness", "multifariousness", "complexity", "complexness", "complicacy", "complicatedness", "complication", "elaborateness", "intricacy", "intricateness", "involution", "knottiness", "sophistication" ], "near antonyms":[ "plainness", "simpleness", "simplicity", "simplification", "homogeneity", "uniformity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "incidental":{ "happening by chance":{ "examples":[ "an incidental meeting of two ships in the middle of the Atlantic" ], "synonyms":[ "accidental", "casual", "chance", "fluky", "flukey", "fortuitous", "inadvertent", "unintended", "unintentional", "unplanned", "unpremeditated", "unwitting" ], "near synonyms":[ "coincidental", "freak", "odd", "aimless", "arbitrary", "desultory", "haphazard", "random", "uncertain", "unexpected", "unforeseeable", "unforeseen", "coerced", "forced", "involuntary", "unconscious", "unprompted" ], "near antonyms":[ "certain", "destined", "expected", "fixed", "foreordained", "foreseeable", "foreseen", "inevitable", "predestined", "predetermined", "predictable", "preordained", "prescribed", "sure", "conscious", "freewill", "knowing", "unforced", "voluntary", "volunteer", "willful", "wilful" ], "antonyms":[ "calculated", "deliberate", "intended", "intentional", "planned", "premeditated", "premeditative", "prepense", "set" ] }, "lacking importance":{ "examples":[ "we still have to work out a few incidental details, but the proposal is largely complete" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddling", "foolish", "frivolous", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "little", "Mickey Mouse", "minor", "minute", "negligible", "nugatory", "slight", "small", "small-fry", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant" ], "near synonyms":[ "jerkwater", "one-horse", "nickel-and-dime", "paltry", "petty", "small-time", "worthless", "anonymous", "nameless", "obscure", "uncelebrated", "unknown" ], "near antonyms":[ "decisive", "fatal", "fateful", "chief", "dominant", "overbearing", "overmastering", "overriding", "principal", "distinctive", "exceptional", "impressive", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "valuable", "worthwhile", "worthy", "distinguished", "eminent", "great", "illustrious", "preeminent", "prestigious", "famous", "notorious", "renowned", "all-important", "basic", "essential", "fundamental", "key" ], "antonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "eventful", "important", "major", "material", "meaningful", "momentous", "significant", "substantial", "unfrivolous", "weighty" ] }, "as in amenity , extra":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "amenity", "doodad", "embroidery", "extra", "filler", "frill", "luxury", "nonessential", "nonnecessity", "auxiliary", "subsidiary", "appurtenances", "bells and whistles", "equipment", "furnishings", "habiliment(s)", "paraphernalia", "trappings", "accompaniment", "additive", "complement", "supplement", "adornment", "decoration", "embellishment", "enhancement", "garnish", "ornament", "trim", "trimming", "accessory", "accessary", "accoutrement", "accouterment", "adapter", "adaptor", "add-on", "adjunct", "appendage", "appliance", "attachment", "option" ], "near antonyms":[ "essential", "necessity", "requirement", "requisite" 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"contradictions", "dichotomies", "paradoxes" ], "near synonyms":[ "antinomies", "conundrums", "enigmas", "mysteries", "mystifications", "puzzlements", "puzzles", "riddles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inconsonances":{ "as in inconsistencies , incongruities":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "incompatibilities", "incongruences", "incongruities", "inconsistences", "inconsistencies", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "fights", "hassles", "jars", "miffs", "mix-ups", "quarrels", "rows", "run-ins", "scraps", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "animosities", "antagonisms", "antipathies", "cold wars", "enmities", "hostilities", "ill wills", "rancors", "altercations", "arguments", "bickers", "brawls", "debates", "disagreements", "disputes", "divides", "fissures", "clashes", "collisions", "competitions", "contentions", "conflicts", "disaccords", "discordances", "discordancies", "discords", "disharmonies", "dissensions", "dissentions", "dissents", "dissidences", "dissonances", "disunions", "disunities", "divisions", "frictions", "infightings", "inharmonies", "schisms", "strifes", "variances", "warfares", "wars" ], "near antonyms":[ "accords", "agreements", "concordances", "concords", "harmonies", "peaces", "concurrences", "cooperations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inconstancy":{ "lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife":{ "examples":[ "a wife who was long inured to the chronic inconstancy of her husband" ], "synonyms":[ "disloyalty", "faithlessness", "falseness", "falsity", "infidelity", "perfidiousness", "perfidy", "unfaithfulness" ], "near synonyms":[ "adultery", "betrayal", "double cross", "double-dealing", "duplicity", "sellout", "treachery", "treason", "deceit", "deception", "lying" ], "near antonyms":[ "staunchness", "steadfastness", "dependability", "reliability", "honesty", "trustworthiness" ], "antonyms":[ "allegiance", "constancy", "devotedness", "devotion", "faith", 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"debate", "disagreement", "dispute", "divide", "fissure", "clash", "collision", "competition", "contention", "conflict", "disaccord", "discord", "discordance", "discordancy", "disharmony", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "dissonance", "disunion", "disunity", "division", "friction", "infighting", "inharmony", "schism", "strife", "variance", "war", "warfare" ], "near antonyms":[ "accord", "agreement", "concord", "concordance", "harmony", "peace", "concurrence", "cooperation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }