indefatigably | (adverb) with indefatigable energy | Synonyms: inexhaustibly, tirelessly |
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indefeasible | (adjective) not liable to being annulled or voided or undone | - |
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indefensible | (adjective) incapable of being justified or explained | Synonyms: insupportable, unjustifiable, unwarrantable, unwarranted |
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(adjective) (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified | Synonyms: untenable |
(adjective) not able to be protected against attack | - |
indefinability | (noun) The quality of not being able to be precisely defined or put into words. | - |
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indefinable | (adjective) defying expression or description | Synonyms: indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable |
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(adjective) not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words | Synonyms: undefinable |
indefinite | (adjective) vague or not clearly defined or stated | - |
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(adjective) not decided or not known | - |
indefinitely | (adverb) to an indefinite extent; for an indefinite time | - |
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indefiniteness | (noun) the quality of being vague and poorly defined | Synonyms: indefinity, indeterminacy, indeterminateness, indetermination |
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indefinity | (noun) the quality of being vague and poorly defined | Synonyms: indefiniteness, indeterminacy, indeterminateness, indetermination |
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indehiscent | (adjective) (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds | - |
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indelibility | (noun) The quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface. | Synonyms: ineffaceability |
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indelible | (adjective) cannot be removed or erased | Synonyms: unerasable |
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indelibly | (adverb) in an indelible manner | - |
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indelicacy | (noun) an impolite act or expression | - |
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(noun) the trait of being indelicate and offensive | - |
indelicate | (adjective) lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct | Synonyms: indecorous |
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(adjective) verging on the indecent | - |
(adjective) in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent | Synonyms: off-color, off-colour |
indemnification | (noun) an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance | - |
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(noun) a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | Synonyms: amends, damages, indemnity, redress, restitution |
indemnify | (verb) make amends for; pay compensation for | Synonyms: compensate, recompense, repair |
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(verb) secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for | - |
indemnity | (noun) a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | Synonyms: amends, damages, indemnification, redress, restitution |
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(noun) legal exemption from liability for damages | - |
(noun) protection against future loss | Synonyms: insurance |
indene | (noun) a colorless liquid hydrocarbon extracted from petroleum or coal tar and used in making synthetic resins | - |
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indent | (noun) an order for goods to be exported or imported | - |
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(noun) the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line | Synonyms: indentation, indention, indenture |
(verb) bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant | Synonyms: indenture |
(verb) make a depression into | Synonyms: dent |
(verb) cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication | - |
(verb) notch the edge of or make jagged | - |
(verb) set in from the margin | - |
indentation | (noun) the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions | - |
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(noun) the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line | Synonyms: indent, indention, indenture |
(noun) the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion | Synonyms: pitting, roughness |
(noun) a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) | Synonyms: indenture |
indention | (noun) the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line | Synonyms: indent, indentation, indenture |
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indenture | (noun) a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term | - |
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(noun) formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt | - |
(noun) the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line | Synonyms: indent, indentation, indention |
(noun) a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) | Synonyms: indentation |
(verb) bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant | Synonyms: indent |
indentured | (adjective) bound by contract | Synonyms: apprenticed, articled, bound |
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independence | (noun) the successful ending of the American Revolution | - |
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(noun) freedom from control or influence of another or others | Synonyms: independency |
independency | (noun) freedom from control or influence of another or others | Synonyms: independence |
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independent | (adjective) free from external control and constraint | - |
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(adjective) (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence | Synonyms: main |
(adjective) (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces | Synonyms: autonomous, self-governing, sovereign |
(adjective) not controlled by a party or interest group | - |
(noun) a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them | Synonyms: free-lance, free lance, freelance, freelancer, self-employed person |
(noun) a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) | Synonyms: fencesitter, mugwump |
independently | (adverb) on your own; without outside help | - |
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(adverb) individually or separately | Synonyms: severally |
indescribability | (noun) The quality or state of being impossible, or very difficult to describe. | Synonyms: indescribableness |
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indescribable | (adjective) defying expression or description | Synonyms: indefinable, ineffable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable |
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indescribableness | (noun) The quality or state of being impossible, or very difficult to describe. | Synonyms: indescribability |
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indescribably | (adverb) to an inexpressible degree | Synonyms: ineffably, inexpressibly, unspeakably, unutterably |
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indestructibility | (noun) the strength to resist destruction | - |
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indestructible | (adjective) not easily destroyed | - |
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(adjective) very long lasting | Synonyms: durable, perdurable, undestroyable |
indeterminable | (adjective) not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained | Synonyms: undeterminable |
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(adjective) incapable of being definitely ascertained or calculated | - |
indeterminably | (adverb) in an indeterminable manner | - |
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indeterminacy | (noun) the quality of being vague and poorly defined | Synonyms: indefiniteness, indefinity, indeterminateness, indetermination |
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indeterminate | (adjective) not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance | Synonyms: undetermined |
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(adjective) having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex | - |
(adjective) of uncertain or ambiguous nature | - |
(adjective) not leading to a definite ending or result | - |
(adjective) (of a quantity) having no definite value, as an equation that cannot be solved | - |
indeterminateness | (noun) the quality of being vague and poorly defined | Synonyms: indefiniteness, indefinity, indeterminacy, indetermination |
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indetermination | (noun) the quality of being vague and poorly defined | Synonyms: indefiniteness, indefinity, indeterminacy, indeterminateness |
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index | (noun) the finger next to the thumb | Synonyms: forefinger, index finger |
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(noun) an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed | - |
(noun) a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time | Synonyms: index number, indicant, indicator |
(noun) a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself | Synonyms: exponent, power |
(noun) a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number | - |
(verb) adjust through indexation | - |
(verb) provide with an index | - |
(verb) list in an index | - |
indexation | (noun) a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation | - |
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indexer | (noun) someone who provides an index | - |
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indexical | (adjective) of or relating to or serving as an index | - |
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indexing | (noun) the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve | - |
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indexless | (adjective) lacking an index | - |
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indicant | (noun) a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time | Synonyms: index, index number, indicator |
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(noun) something that serves to indicate or suggest | Synonyms: indication |
indicate | (verb) to state or express briefly | - |
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(verb) be a signal for or a symptom of | Synonyms: bespeak, betoken, point, signal |
(verb) give evidence of | Synonyms: argue |
(verb) indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively | Synonyms: designate, point, show |
(verb) suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine | - |
indication | (noun) a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument | Synonyms: meter reading, reading |
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(noun) something that serves to indicate or suggest | Synonyms: indicant |
(noun) the act of indicating or pointing out by name | Synonyms: denotation |
(noun) (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure | - |
(noun) something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary | - |
indicative | (adjective) relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements | Synonyms: declarative |
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(adjective) (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly | Synonyms: indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive |
(noun) a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact | Synonyms: common mood, declarative, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative mood |
indicator | (noun) a device for showing the operating condition of some system | - |
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(noun) a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time | Synonyms: index, index number, indicant |
(noun) a signal for attracting attention | - |
(noun) (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction | - |
indicatory | (adjective) (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly | Synonyms: indicative, revelatory, significative, suggestive |
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indict | (verb) accuse formally of a crime | - |
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indictability | (noun) the state of being liable to impeachment | Synonyms: impeachability |
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indictable | (adjective) liable to be accused, or cause for such liability | Synonyms: chargeable |
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indiction | (noun) a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms | - |
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indictment | (noun) a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense | Synonyms: bill of indictment |
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(noun) an accusation of wrongdoing | - |
indie | (adjective) (of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording company | - |
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(noun) a pop group not affiliated with a major record company | - |
(noun) an independent film company not associated with an established studio | - |
indifference | (noun) the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | Synonyms: apathy, numbness, spiritlessness |
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(noun) the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern | Synonyms: nonchalance, unconcern |
(noun) unbiased impartial unconcern | - |
(noun) apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions | Synonyms: emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, phlegm, stolidity, unemotionality |
indifferent | (adjective) (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed | Synonyms: deaf |
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(adjective) characterized by a lack of partiality | Synonyms: unbiased, unbiassed |
(adjective) fairly poor to not very good | - |
(adjective) neither too great nor too little | - |
(adjective) being neither good nor bad | Synonyms: so-so |
(adjective) showing no care or concern in attitude or action | - |
(adjective) (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other | Synonyms: immaterial |
(adjective) marked by a lack of interest | Synonyms: apathetic |
(adjective) having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive | Synonyms: inert, neutral |
(adjective) marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another | - |
indifferently | (adverb) with indifference; in an indifferent manner | - |
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indigen | (noun) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place | Synonyms: aboriginal, aborigine, indigene, native |
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indigence | (noun) a state of extreme poverty or destitution | Synonyms: need, pauperism, pauperization, penury |
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indigene | (noun) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place | Synonyms: aboriginal, aborigine, indigen, native |
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indigenous | (adjective) originating where it is found | Synonyms: autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic |
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indigenously | (adverb) in an indigenous manner | - |
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indigenousness | (noun) nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place) | Synonyms: autochthony, endemism |
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indigent | (adjective) poor enough to need help from others | Synonyms: destitute, impoverished, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken |
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indigestibility | (noun) the property of being difficult to digest | Synonyms: indigestibleness |
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indigestible | (adjective) digested with difficulty | - |
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indigestibleness | (noun) the property of being difficult to digest | Synonyms: indigestibility |
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indigestion | (noun) a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea | Synonyms: dyspepsia, stomach upset, upset stomach |
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indignant | (adjective) angered at something unjust or wrong | Synonyms: incensed, outraged, umbrageous |
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indignantly | (adverb) in an indignant manner | - |
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indignation | (noun) a feeling of righteous anger | Synonyms: outrage |
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indignity | (noun) an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem | - |
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indigo | (adjective) having a color between blue and violet | - |
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(noun) a blue-violet color | - |
(noun) deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye | Synonyms: indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria |
(noun) a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically | Synonyms: anil, indigotin |
indigotin | (noun) a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically | Synonyms: anil, indigo |
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indinavir | (noun) a protease inhibitor (trade name Crixivan) used for treating HIV | Synonyms: Crixivan |
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indirect | (adjective) not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination | - |
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(adjective) extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action | - |
(adjective) descended from a common ancestor but through different lines | Synonyms: collateral |
(adjective) having intervening factors or persons or influences | - |
(adjective) not as a direct effect or consequence | - |
indirection | (noun) indirect procedure or action | - |
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(noun) deceitful action that is not straightforward | - |
indirectly | (adverb) not in a forthright manner | - |
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indirectness | (noun) having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal | - |
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indiscernibility | (noun) The state or characteristic of being indiscernible; inability to be observed. | - |
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indiscernible | (adjective) difficult or impossible to perceive or discern | - |
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(adjective) barely able to be perceived | Synonyms: insensible, undetectable |
indiscipline | (noun) the trait of lacking discipline | Synonyms: undiscipline |
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indiscreet | (adjective) lacking discretion; injudicious | - |
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indiscreetly | (adverb) without discretion or wisdom or self-restraint | - |
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indiscreetness | (noun) lacking good judgment | Synonyms: injudiciousness |
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indiscrete | (adjective) not divided or divisible into parts | - |
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indiscretion | (noun) a petty misdeed | Synonyms: peccadillo |
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(noun) the trait of being injudicious | Synonyms: injudiciousness |
indiscriminate | (adjective) not marked by fine distinctions | - |
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(adjective) failing to make or recognize distinctions | - |
indiscriminately | (adverb) in a random manner | Synonyms: arbitrarily, at random, every which way, haphazardly, randomly, willy-nilly |
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(adverb) in an indiscriminate manner | Synonyms: promiscuously |
indiscriminating | (adjective) not discriminating | Synonyms: undiscriminating |
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indispensability | (noun) the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without | Synonyms: indispensableness, vitalness |
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indispensable | (adjective) not to be dispensed with; essential | - |
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(adjective) absolutely necessary; vitally necessary | Synonyms: essential |
(adjective) unavoidable | - |
indispensableness | (noun) the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without | Synonyms: indispensability, vitalness |
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indispose | (verb) cause to feel unwell | - |
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(verb) make unfit or unsuitable | Synonyms: disqualify, unfit |
(verb) make unwilling | Synonyms: disincline |
indisposed | (adjective) (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed | Synonyms: antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, loath, loth |
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(adjective) somewhat ill or prone to illness | Synonyms: ailing, peaked, poorly, seedy, sickly, under the weather, unwell |
indisposition | (noun) a certain degree of unwillingness | Synonyms: disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, reluctance |
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(noun) a slight illness | - |