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"originated", "conceived", "concocted", "contrived", "cooked (up)", "created", "devised", "fabricated", "invented", "made up", "manufactured", "produced", "thought (up)", "constructed", "put up", "developed", "enlarged", "expanded", "endowed", "financed", "funded", "subsidized", "arranged", "organized", "systematized", "systemized", "refounded", "reinitiated", "reinstituted", "relaunched" ], "near antonyms":[ "abolished", "annihilated", "annulled", "nullified", "ended", "finished", "halted", "stopped", "terminated", "rounded (off or out)", "wound up", "winded up", "wrapped up" ], "antonyms":[ "closed (down)", "phased out", "shut (up)" ] }, "to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies":{ "examples":[ "the president inaugurated the newest member of the club with a welcoming speech" ], "synonyms":[ "baptized", "baptised", "inducted", "initiated", "installed", "instated", "invested", "seated" ], "near synonyms":[ "swore in", "consecrated", "enshrined", "accepted", "admitted", "received", "took in", "enlisted", "enrolled" ], "near antonyms":[ "canned", "discharged", "fired", "terminated", "mustered out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inaugural":{ "coming before all others in time or order":{ "examples":[ "the inaugural event in the city's week long festival honoring the sailing ships" ], "synonyms":[ "earliest", "first", "foremost", "headmost", "initial", "leadoff", "maiden", "original", "pioneer", "premier", "virgin" ], "near synonyms":[ "ancient", "early", "primal", "primary", "prime", "primeval", "primitive", "primordial", "antecedent", "preceding", "previous" ], "near antonyms":[ "advanced", "late", "consequent", "ensuing", "following", "subsequent", "succeeding", "penultimate" ], "antonyms":[ "final", "last", "latest", "latter", "terminal", "terminating", "ultimate" ] }, "the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization":{ "examples":[ "attended the inaugurals of the city's last three 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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" ] }, "not precisely correct":{ "examples":[ "the estimate is inaccurate , but will do for our purposes" ], "synonyms":[ "approximate", "approximative", "ballpark", "imprecise", "inexact", "loose", "squishy" ], "near synonyms":[ "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", "inconclusive", "indecisive", "debatable", "disputable", "invalidated", "unconfirmed", "unsubstantiated", "unsupported" ], "near antonyms":[ "certain", "incontestable", "indubitable", "positive", "sure", "undeniable", "unquestionable", "correct", "errorless", "factual", "right", "sound", "true", "valid", "clear-cut", "decisive", "definable", "defined", "definite", "incontrovertible", "indisputable", "irrefutable", "absolute", "unqualified", "confirmed", "corroborated", "determined", "established", "substantiated", "supported", "validated" ], "antonyms":[ "accurate", "dead", "dead-on", "exact", "precise", "ultraprecise", "veracious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inalterable":{ "not capable of changing or being changed":{ "examples":[ "the inalterable record of history, which we ignore at our peril" ], "synonyms":[ "fixed", "hard-and-fast", "immutable", "incommutable", "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" ] }, "inane":{ "having no meaning":{ "examples":[ "inane and useless phrases, such as \"have a nice day\"" ], "synonyms":[ "empty", "meaningless", "pointless", "senseless" ], "near synonyms":[ "frivolous", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "little", "minor", "negligible", "slight", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dotty", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "foolish", "half-witted", "harebrained", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "mindless", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "tomfool", "unintelligent", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany", "irrational", "unreasonable", "aimless", "haphazard", "purposeless" ], "near antonyms":[ "eloquent", "expressive", "pregnant", "revealing", "suggestive", "telling", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid", "consequential", "eventful", "important", "key", "major", "momentous", "substantial", "weighty" ], "antonyms":[ "meaningful", "significant" ] }, "as in vacuum":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "vacuum", "nothingness", "air", "open", "waste", "black hole", "blank", "blankness", "emptiness", "vacancy", "vacuity", "void", "bareness", "barrenness", "bleakness", "desolateness", "hollowness", "cavity", "gap", "hole", "hollow" ], "near antonyms":[ "fullness", "fulness", "repleteness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "inattention":{ "failure to carefully think about, listen to, or watch someone or something":{ "examples":[ "Many traffic accidents are the result of driver inattention .", "They lost several 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"inadequateness", "inapplicability", "irrelevance", "meaninglessness", "pointlessness", "senselessness", "improperness", "impropriety", "inappositeness", "inappropriateness", "inaptness", "incorrectness", "infelicity", "unfitness", "wrongness", "inauspiciousness", "inexpedience", "inexpediency", "intolerability", "undesirability", "undesirableness", "unsatisfactoriness", "uselessness", "unbecomingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "appositeness", "appropriateness", "aptness", "correctness", "felicitousness", "felicity", "fitness", "fittingness", "properness", "propriety", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "admissibility", "applicability", "bearing", "connection", "materiality", "pertinence", "pointedness", "relevance", "relevancy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inamoratas":{ "a female romantic companion":{ "examples":[ "a number of women have been suggested as the inamorata who inspired such passionate love poetry" ], "synonyms":[ "gals", "gills", "girlfriends", "girls", "ladies", "ladyloves", "old ladies", "women" ], "near synonyms":[ "mistresses", "molls", "beloveds", "darlings", "dears", "favorites", "flames", "honeys", "lovers", "loves", "significant others", "sweethearts", "sweets", "valentines" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inarticulacy":{ "as in voicelessness , inarticulateness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inarticulateness", "voicelessness", "dumbness", "muteness", "silence", "speechlessness", "stillness", "reserve", "reticence", "reticency", "taciturnity" ], "near antonyms":[ "communication", "speaking", "talking", "eloquence", "fluency", "volubility", "chattiness", "garrulousness", "loquaciousness", "loquacity", "talkativeness", "talkiness", "verboseness", "verbosity", "windiness", "wordiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inadequate":{ "not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need":{ "examples":[ "an inadequate amount of food on hand for so many unexpected guests" ], "synonyms":[ "deficient", "insufficient", "lacking", "low", "scarce", "short", "shy", "wanting" ], "near synonyms":[ "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "hand-to-mouth", "lean", "light", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "skimp", "skimpy", "slender", "slim", "spare", "sparse", "stingy", "bare", "mere", "minimum", "slight", "small" ], "near antonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "bounteous", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "plenitudinous", "enlarged", "expanded", "supplemented", "abounding", "overflowing", "teeming", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "lavish", "luxuriant", "rich", "big", "considerable", "hefty", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "large", "largish", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "super" ], "antonyms":[ "adequate", "enough", "sufficient" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inauthentic":{ "being such in appearance only and made or 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"cocreators", "co-creators", "cofounders", "co-founders", "conceivers", "contrivers", "designers", "devisers", "formulators", "innovators", "introducers", "inventors", "spawners", "builders", "makers", "producers", "developers", "pioneers", "researchers", "researchists", "organizers", "promoters", "encouragers", "galvanizers", "inspirations", "inspirers" ], "near antonyms":[ "disciples", "followers", "pupils", "students", "supporters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inauguration":{ "the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization":{ "examples":[ "the pomp and circumstance of a presidential inauguration" ], "synonyms":[ "baptism", "inaugural", "induction", "initiation", "installation", "installment", "instalment", "investiture", "investment" ], "near synonyms":[ "enlistment", "enrollment", "enrolment", "promotion" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharge", "removal" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inappreciative":{ "as in ungrateful , 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"activeness", "activity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inapplicable":{ "not having anything to do with the matter at hand":{ "examples":[ "the judge refused to allow mention of the defendant's conviction for shoplifting, ruling that it was inapplicable to the case at hand" ], "synonyms":[ "extraneous", "immaterial", "impertinent", "inapposite", "irrelative", "irrelevant" ], "near synonyms":[ "incidental", "peripheral", "tangent", "tangential", "dead", "moot", "inconsequential", "insignificant", "unimportant", "empty", "inane", "meaningless", "pointless", "senseless", "useless", "inappropriate", "inapt", "unsuitable" ], "near antonyms":[ "important", "meaningful", "significant", "sensible", "useful", "appropriate", "apt", "fit", "suitable" ], "antonyms":[ "applicable", "apposite", "apropos", "germane", "material", "pertinent", "pointed", "relative", "relevant" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inadvertence":{ "as in carelessness , heedlessness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near 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"miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "wretched", "discouraging", "disheartening", "hopeless", "unfavorable", "unpromising", "unpropitious", "ill-fated", "ill-starred", "star-crossed", "troubled", "unfortunate", "unlucky", "evil", "malign", "malignant" ], "near antonyms":[ "auspicious", "benign", "bright", "encouraging", "favorable", "golden", "heartening", "hopeful", "promising", "propitious", "prosperous" ], "antonyms":[ "unthreatening" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inauspiciousness":{ "as in inexpedience , intolerability":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inexpedience", "inexpediency", "intolerability", "undesirability", "undesirableness", "unsatisfactoriness", "uselessness", "extraneousness", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "inadmissibility", "inapplicability", "irrelevance", "meaninglessness", "pointlessness", "senselessness", "unbecomingness", "improperness", "impropriety", "inappositeness", "inappropriateness", "inaptness", "incorrectness", "infelicity", "unfitness", "wrongness" ], "near antonyms":[ "appositeness", "appropriateness", "aptness", "correctness", "felicitousness", "felicity", "fitness", "fittingness", "properness", "propriety", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness", "admissibility", "applicability", "bearing", "connection", "materiality", "pertinence", "pointedness", "relevance", "relevancy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inapposite":{ "not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation":{ "examples":[ "that comparison is completely inapposite ; there are no parallels between the two books at all" ], "synonyms":[ "amiss", "graceless", "improper", "inappropriate", "inapt", "incongruous", "incorrect", "indecorous", "inept", "infelicitous", "malapropos", "perverse", "unapt", "unbecoming", "unfit", "unhappy", "unseemly", "unsuitable", "untoward", "wrong" ], "near synonyms":[ "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 having anything to do with the matter at hand":{ "examples":[ "a speech laden with inapposite anecdotes and unfunny jokes" ], "synonyms":[ "extraneous", "immaterial", "impertinent", "inapplicable", "irrelative", "irrelevant" ], "near synonyms":[ "incidental", "peripheral", "tangent", "tangential", "dead", "moot", "inconsequential", "insignificant", "unimportant", "empty", "inane", "meaningless", "pointless", "senseless", "useless", "inappropriate", "inapt", "unsuitable" ], "near antonyms":[ "important", "meaningful", "significant", "sensible", "useful", "appropriate", "apt", "fit", "suitable" ], "antonyms":[ "applicable", "apposite", "apropos", "germane", "material", "pertinent", "pointed", "relative", "relevant" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inaccessible":{ "hard or impossible to get to or get at":{ "examples":[ "the tumor is centered in an inaccessible part of the brain" ], "synonyms":[ "inapproachable", "inconvenient", "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" ] }, "inactively":{ "as in motionlessly , immovably":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "motionlessly", "quiet", "quietly", "still", "immovably" ], "near antonyms":[ "movably" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "inactivities":{ "lack of use":{ "examples":[ "after weeks of inactivity , the car wouldn't start" ], "synonyms":[ "desuetudes", "disuses" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandonments", "desertions", "neglects", "abeyances", "dormancies", "latencies", "quiescences" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "uses" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inaugurator":{ "a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor":{ "examples":[ "the famed inaugurator of the assembly line in the production of automobiles" ], "synonyms":[ "author", "begetter", "creator", "establisher", "father", "founder", "founding father", "generator", "initiator", "instituter", "institutor", "originator", "sire" ], "near synonyms":[ "cocreator", "cofounder", "conceiver", "contriver", "designer", "deviser", "formulator", "innovator", "introducer", "inventor", "spawner", "builder", "maker", "producer", "developer", "pioneer", "researcher", "researchist", "organizer", "promoter", "encourager", "galvanizer", "inspiration", "inspirer" ], "near antonyms":[ "disciple", "follower", "pupil", "student", "supporter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inanity":{ "a foolish act or idea":{ "examples":[ "quickly realized that her suggestion was an inanity and withdrew it" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "b\u00eatise", "fatuity", "folly", "foolery", "foppery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "insanity", "lunacy", "stupidity" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdness", "craziness", "foolishness", "inaneness", "madness", "senselessness", "witlessness", "buffoonery", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "drivel", "humbug", "nonsense", "twaddle", "blunder", "bungle", "flub", "goof", "howler" ], "near antonyms":[ "discretion", "forethought", "prudence", "sagacity", "wisdom", "brainstorm", "inspiration" ], "antonyms":[] }, "lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "the jaw-dropping inanity of the singer's comments on the awards show" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "brainlessness", "craziness", "daftness", "dippiness", "dottiness", "fatuity", "fatuousness", "folly", "foolishness", "imbecility", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "nonsensicalness", "nuttiness", "preposterousness", "senselessness", "silliness", "simplicity", "unwisdom", "wackiness", "witlessness", "zaniness" ], "near synonyms":[ "denseness", "dim-wittedness", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "feeblemindedness", "gormlessness", "idiocy", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "vacuity", "fallacy", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "kookiness", "weirdness", "laughableness", "ludicrousness", "ridiculousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "validity", "discernment", "insight", "perception", "percipience" ], "antonyms":[ "prudence", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sanity", "sapience", "sensibleness", "soundness", "wisdom" ] }, 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"rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness" ] }, "the quality or state of not being socially proper":{ "examples":[ "the inappropriateness of belching in a restaurant should have been apparent even to you" ], "synonyms":[ "impropriety", "incorrectness", "indecency", "indecorousness", "indecorum", "indelicateness", "unbecomingness", "unfitness", "unseemliness", "untowardness" ], "near synonyms":[ "coarseness", "crudeness", "vulgarity", "immodesty", "naughtiness", "imprudence", "indiscreetness", "indiscretion", "churlishness", "discourteousness", "disrespect", "impertinence", "impoliteness", "impudence", "incivility", "inconsiderateness", "inconsideration", "insolence", "rudeness", "ungraciousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "discretion", "prudence", "etiquette", "form", "manners", "proprieties", "considerateness", "consideration", "genteelness", "gentility", "graciousness", "thoughtfulness" ], "antonyms":[ "appropriateness", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "decorum", "fitness", "properness", "propriety", "rightness", "seemliness", "suitability", "suitableness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inattentions":{ "failure to carefully think about, listen to, or watch someone or something":{ "examples":[ "Many traffic accidents are the result of driver inattention .", "They lost several potential clients through their inattention to detail." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "forgetfulness", "inadvertence", "inadvertency", "inattentiveness", "obliviousness", "shortsightedness", "unwariness", "carelessness", "dereliction", "heedlessness", "incaution", "incautiousness", "laxness", "neglectfulness", "negligence", "remissness", "slackness", "foolhardiness", "rashness", "recklessness", "wildness", "neglect", "omission", "delinquency", "irresponsibility", "irresponsibleness", "malfeasance", "malpractice", "misconduct", "misdirection", "mishandling", "mismanagement" ], "near antonyms":[ "alertness", "attention", "attentiveness", "awareness", "circumspection", "observance", "vigilance", "watchfulness", "responsibility", "responsibleness", "care", "carefulness", "caution", "cautiousness", "heedfulness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inadvertent":{ "happening by chance":{ "examples":[ "an inadvertent encounter with a rattlesnake in the brush" ], "synonyms":[ "accidental", "casual", "chance", "fluky", "flukey", "fortuitous", "incidental", "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" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inappropriate":{ "not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation":{ "examples":[ "a bathing suit is inappropriate dress for strolling the streets of this seaside village" ], "synonyms":[ "amiss", "graceless", "improper", "inapposite", "inapt", "incongruous", "incorrect", "indecorous", "inept", "infelicitous", "malapropos", "perverse", "unapt", "unbecoming", "unfit", "unhappy", "unseemly", "unsuitable", "untoward", "wrong" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inattentive":{ "as in absent , heedless":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "absent", "absentminded", "abstracted", "heedless", "inconscient", "uneducated", "unschooled", "untaught", "clueless", "ignorant", "incognizant", "innocent", "insensible", "nescient", "oblivious", "unacquainted", "unaware", "unconscious", "uninformed", "unknowing", "unmindful", "unwitting" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquainted", "aware", "cognizant", "conscious", "conversant", "grounded", "informed", "knowing", "mindful", "witting", "au courant", "hip", "plugged-in", "up-to-date", "educated", "knowledgeable", "schooled", "taught", "heedful", "observant", "sensitive", "sentient" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inaptitudes":{ "as in inabilities , incapabilities":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inabilities", "incapabilities", "incapacities" ], "near antonyms":[ "faculties", "powers", "functions", "capabilities", "capacities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inaugurating":{ "to be responsible for the creation and early 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"shutting (up)" ] }, "to put into an office or welcome into an organization with special ceremonies":{ "examples":[ "the president inaugurated the newest member of the club with a welcoming speech" ], "synonyms":[ "baptizing", "baptising", "inducting", "initiating", "installing", "instating", "investing", "seating" ], "near synonyms":[ "swearing in", "consecrating", "enshrining", "accepting", "admitting", "receiving", "taking in", "enlisting", "enrolling" ], "near antonyms":[ "canning", "discharging", "firing", "terminating", "mustering out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inapparent":{ "as in hidden":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hidden", "implausible", "impossible", "improbable", "inconceivable", "unlikely", "actual", "authenticated", "confirmed", "corroborated", "established", "genuine", "real", "substantiated", "sure", "valid", "validated", "verified" ], "near antonyms":[ "apparent", "assumed", "evident", "ostensible", "ostensive", "presumed", "prima 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"alertness", "attention", "attentiveness", "awareness", "circumspection", "observance", "vigilance", "watchfulness", "responsibility", "responsibleness", "care", "carefulness", "caution", "cautiousness", "heedfulness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inanes":{ "as in vacuums":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "vacuums", "vacua", "black holes", "blanks", "vacancies", "vacuities", "voids", "airs", "wastes", "cavities", "gaps", "holes", "hollows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inaccuracies":{ "an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{ "examples":[ "an unfortunate inaccuracy in the report" ], "synonyms":[ "blunders", "bobbles", "boo-boos", "boobs", "bricks", "clangers", "clinkers", "errors", "faults", "flubs", "fluffs", "fumbles", "gaffes", "gaffs", "goofs", "lapses", "miscues", "missteps", "mistakes", "oversights", "screwups", "slips", "slipups", "stumbles", "trips" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloomers", "bloopers", "boners", "howlers", "pratfalls", "foul-ups", "snafus", "misapprehensions", "miscalculations", "miscomprehensions", "misconceptions", "misconstructions", "misdescriptions", "misimpressions", "misinterpretations", "misjudgments", "misreadings", "misstatements", "misunderstandings" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuracies", "exactitudes", "precisions", "inerrancies", "infallibilities", "perfections" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inasmuch as":{ "to the degree that":{ "examples":[ "the economic forecast for the coming decade looks promising, inasmuch as we can predict that far in advance" ], "synonyms":[ "insofar as", "insomuch as", "insomuch that", "so far as" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "for the reason that":{ "examples":[ "you should not use that source, inasmuch as it is badly out-of-date" ], "synonyms":[ "'cause", "as", "as long as", "because", "being (as or as how or that)", "considering", "for", "now", "seeing", "since", "whereas" ], "near synonyms":[], 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"unseemly", "foolish", "harebrained", "nonsensical", "preposterous", "senseless", "silly" ], "near antonyms":[ "intelligent", "logical", "rational", "sensible", "smart", "sound", "appropriate", "becoming", "civil", "decorous", "proper", "seemly", "sage", "sane", "sapient" ], "antonyms":[ "advisable", "discreet", "judicious", "prudent", "tactful", "wise" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inapplicability":{ "the quality or state of not having anything to do with the matter at hand":{ "examples":[ "the sheer inapplicability of the comment made everyone else at the meeting stare in bewilderment" ], "synonyms":[ "extraneousness", "impertinence", "irrelevance" ], "near synonyms":[ "improperness", "inappositeness", "inappropriateness", "inaptness", "unfitness", "unsuitability", "immateriality", "inconsequentiality", "insignificance", "emptiness", "inaneness", "inanity", "meaninglessness", "pointlessness", "uselessness" ], "near antonyms":[ "appropriateness", "aptness", "fitness", "suitability", 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"obtainability", "bareness", "emptiness", "vacancy", "vacantness", "vacuity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inanimately":{ "as in dully , sluggishly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dully", "sluggishly", "tardily", "halfheartedly", "idly", "indolently", "lazily", "lethargically", "slothfully", "heavily", "inactively", "listlessly", "tiredly", "wearily" ], "near antonyms":[ "airily", "animatedly", "animately", "bouncily", "buoyantly", "gaily", "gayly", "high-spiritedly", "livelily", "lively", "perkily", "pertly", "snappily", "sparkily", "spiritedly", "sprightly", "trippingly", "vivaciously", "friskily", "gamesomely", "playfully", "skittishly", "sportively", "briskly", "crisply", "effervescently", "energetically", "jazzily", "racily", "springily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "inactivity":{ "lack of action or activity":{ "examples":[ "the inactivity outside the school led me to think that it must have been vacation week" ], "synonyms":[ "dormancy", "idleness", "inaction", "inertness", "nonaction", "quiescence" ], "near synonyms":[ "indolence", "inertia", "languor", "lassitude", "laziness", "lethargy", "listlessness", "shiftlessness", "sleepiness", "sloth", "sluggishness", "dallying", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging" ], "near antonyms":[ "animateness", "briskness", "exuberance", "jazziness", "liveliness", "peppiness", "robustness", "sprightliness", "vibrancy", "vivacity", "assiduity", "assiduousness", "business", "diligence", "employment", "industriousness", "industry", "occupation" ], "antonyms":[ "action", "activeness", "activity" ] }, "lack of use":{ "examples":[ "after weeks of inactivity , the car wouldn't start" ], "synonyms":[ "desuetude", "disuse", "idleness" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandonment", "desertion", "neglect", "abeyance", "dormancy", "latency", "quiescence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "use" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inadvisability":{ "as in imprudence , unwisdom":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], 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"puissance", "strength" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "inaudible":{ "impossible to hear":{ "examples":[ "She spoke so quietly that she was almost inaudible .", "The sound is inaudible to humans but can be heard by dogs." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "intangible", "invisible", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indistinguishable", "insensible", "inconspicuous", "indistinct", "unnoticeable", "unseeable", "unseen", "faint", "insignificant", "liminal", "slender", "slight", "subtle", "trivial", "hushed", "quiet", "silent", "buried", "concealed", "covert", "disguised", "hidden", "obscure", "shrouded", "unapparent", "vague" ], "near antonyms":[ "audible", "observable", "recognizable", "tangible", "visible", "deafening", "loud", "noisy", "sonorous", "clear", "conspicuous", "evident", "eye-catching", "manifest", "noticeable", "obvious", "plain", "prominent", "striking", "apparent", "distinct", "significant", "straightforward", "appreciable", "discernible", 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"enroll", "enrol" ], "near antonyms":[ "can", "discharge", "fire", "terminate", "muster out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "inarticulate":{ "unable to speak":{ "examples":[ "the sudden rumblings of an earthquake rendered people inarticulate with fear" ], "synonyms":[ "mute", "speechless", "voiceless" ], "near synonyms":[ "tongue-tied", "incoherent", "incomprehensible", "closemouthed", "laconic", "reserved", "reticent", "taciturn", "tight-lipped", "uncommunicative", "mum", "nonspeaking", "quiet", "silent", "wordless" ], "near antonyms":[ "blabby", "chatty", "communicative", "expansive", "gabby", "garrulous", "loquacious", "talkative", "talky", "vocal", "expatiating", "speaking out", "speaking up", "articulating", "speaking", "talking", "articulate", "eloquent", "fluent", "voluble" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inadvertently":{ "as in accidentally , unwittingly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accidentally", "fortuitously", "unconsciously", "unintentionally", "unwittingly", "arbitrarily", "capriciously", "carelessly", "casually", "indiscriminately", "informally", "offhand", "offhandedly", "promiscuously", "whimsically", "disconnectedly", "disjointedly", "fitfully", "intermittently", "spottily", "unpredictably", "aimlessly", "anyhow", "anyway", "anywise", "desultorily", "erratically", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "helter-skelter", "hit or miss", "irregularly", "randomly", "willy-nilly", "higgledy-piggledy", "topsy-turvy" ], "near antonyms":[ "methodically", "systematically", "carefully", "formally", "gingerly", "meticulously", "orderly", "punctiliously", "deliberately", "intentionally", "purposefully", "purposely" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "inadequateness":{ "a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number":{ "examples":[ "the inadequateness of our emergency food supplies should have been obvious" ], "synonyms":[ "crunch", "dearth", "deficiency", "deficit", "drought", "drouth", "failure", 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"rough-hewn", "rude", "unrefined", "unshaped", "unshapen" ], "near antonyms":[ "refined", "faultless", "finished", "flawless", "meticulous", "perfect", "perfected", "polished", "well-done", "adept", "adroit", "dexterous", "dextrous", "expert", "masterful", "masterly", "neat", "practiced", "practised", "skillful", "workmanlike", "artful", "artistic", "sophisticated", "exact", "precise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "inaugurals":{ "the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization":{ "examples":[ "attended the inaugurals of the city's last three mayors" ], "synonyms":[ "baptisms", "inaugurations", "inductions", "initiations", "installations", "installments", "instalments", "investitures", "investments" ], "near synonyms":[ "enlistments", "enrollments", "enrolments", "promotions" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharges", "removals" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }