| hint | (noun) an indirect suggestion | Synonyms: breath, intimation |
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| (noun) a slight indication | Synonyms: clue |
| (noun) an indication of potential opportunity | Synonyms: confidential information, lead, steer, tip, wind |
| (noun) a slight but appreciable amount | Synonyms: jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch |
| (noun) a just detectable amount | Synonyms: suggestion, tint, trace |
| (verb) drop a hint; intimate by a hint | Synonyms: suggest |
| hoofprint | (noun) a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal | Synonyms: hoof-mark, hoof mark |
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| horsemint | (noun) a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States | Synonyms: Mentha longifolia |
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| (noun) tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in Mexico | Synonyms: Monarda punctata |
| (noun) an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico | Synonyms: lemon mint, Monarda citriodora |
| housepaint | (noun) paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house | Synonyms: house paint |
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| houseplant | (noun) any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes | - |
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| humectant | (noun) any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist | - |
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| hunt | (noun) the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts | Synonyms: hunting |
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| (noun) the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport | Synonyms: hunting |
| (noun) the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone | Synonyms: hunting, search |
| (noun) an instance of searching for something | - |
| (noun) an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport | Synonyms: hunt club |
| (verb) pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) | Synonyms: hunt down, run, track down |
| (verb) search (an area) for prey | - |
| (verb) seek, search for | - |
| (verb) pursue or chase relentlessly | Synonyms: hound, trace |
| (verb) chase away, with as with force | - |
| (verb) yaw back and forth about a flight path | - |
| (verb) oscillate about a desired speed, position, or state to an undesirable extent | - |
| hutment | (noun) an encampment of huts (chiefly military) | - |
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| hydrant | (noun) a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks | - |
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| (noun) a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask | Synonyms: tap, water faucet, water tap |
| idempotent | (adjective) unchanged in value following multiplication by itself | - |
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| ignescent | (adjective) can emit sparks or burst into flame | - |
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| ignorant | (adjective) unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge | Synonyms: unknowing, unknowledgeable, unwitting |
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| (adjective) uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field | Synonyms: illiterate |
| (adjective) uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication | Synonyms: nescient, unlearned, unlettered |
| illuminant | (noun) something that can serve as a source of light | - |
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| immanent | (adjective) of a mental act performed entirely within the mind | Synonyms: subjective |
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| (adjective) of qualities that are spread throughout something | - |
| immigrant | (noun) a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there | - |
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| imminent | (adjective) close in time; about to occur | Synonyms: at hand, close at hand, impendent, impending |
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| immunocompetent | (adjective) capable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen | - |
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| immunodeficient | (adjective) incapable of developing an immune response following exposure to an antigen | - |
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| immunosuppressant | (noun) a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response | Synonyms: immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressive, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressor |
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| immurement | (noun) the state of being imprisoned | Synonyms: captivity, imprisonment, incarceration |
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| impairment | (noun) damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality | - |
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| (noun) the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) | Synonyms: constipation, deadening, stultification |
| (noun) the occurrence of a change for the worse | Synonyms: damage, harm |
| (noun) the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness | Synonyms: disability, disablement, handicap |
| (noun) a symptom of reduced quality or strength | Synonyms: deterioration |
| impalement | (noun) the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture | - |
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| impatient | (adjective) restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition | - |
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| (adjective) (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness | Synonyms: raring |
| impeachment | (noun) a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office | - |
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| impeccant | (adjective) free from sin | Synonyms: innocent, sinless |
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| impediment | (noun) any structure that makes progress difficult | Synonyms: impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor |
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| (noun) something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress | Synonyms: balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance |
| impellent | (adjective) forcing forward or onward; impelling | - |
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| impendent | (adjective) close in time; about to occur | Synonyms: at hand, close at hand, imminent, impending |
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| impenitent | (adjective) not penitent or remorseful | Synonyms: unremorseful, unrepentant |
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| (adjective) impervious to moral persuasion | - |
| impermanent | (adjective) not permanent; not lasting | Synonyms: temporary |
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| (adjective) existing or enduring for a limited time only | - |
| impertinent | (adjective) improperly forward or bold | Synonyms: fresh, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart, wise |
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| (adjective) not pertinent to the matter under consideration | Synonyms: extraneous, immaterial, orthogonal |
| (adjective) characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality | Synonyms: irreverent, pert, saucy |
| impingement | (noun) influencing strongly | Synonyms: encroachment, impact |
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| (noun) a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something | Synonyms: impaction |
| implant | (noun) a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue | - |
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| (verb) put firmly in the mind | Synonyms: plant |
| (verb) fix or set securely or deeply | Synonyms: embed, engraft, imbed, plant |
| (verb) become attached to and embedded in the uterus | - |
| implement | (noun) instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end | - |
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| (verb) pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue | Synonyms: carry out, follow out, follow through, follow up, go through with, put through |
| (verb) ensure observance of laws and rules | Synonyms: apply, enforce |
| (verb) apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design | - |
| important | (adjective) of great significance or value | Synonyms: of import |
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| (adjective) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis | Synonyms: crucial |
| (adjective) important in effect or meaning | Synonyms: significant |
| (adjective) having or suggesting a consciousness of high position | - |
| (adjective) having authority or ascendancy or influence | Synonyms: authoritative |
| impotent | (adjective) lacking power or ability | - |
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| (adjective) (of a male) unable to copulate | - |
| impoundment | (noun) placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law | Synonyms: impounding, internment, poundage |
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| impoverishment | (noun) the act of making someone poor | Synonyms: pauperisation, pauperization |
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| (noun) the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions | Synonyms: poorness, poverty |
| impressment | (noun) the act of coercing someone into government service | Synonyms: impress |
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| imprint | (noun) a device produced by pressure on a surface | - |
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| (noun) a distinctive influence | - |
| (noun) an impression produced by pressure or printing | Synonyms: embossment |
| (noun) an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page | - |
| (noun) a concavity in a surface produced by pressing | Synonyms: depression, impression |
| (verb) mark or stamp with or as if with pressure | Synonyms: impress |
| (verb) establish or impress firmly in the mind | Synonyms: form |
| imprisonment | (noun) the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) | Synonyms: internment |
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| (noun) putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment | - |
| (noun) the state of being imprisoned | Synonyms: captivity, immurement, incarceration |
| improvement | (noun) the act of improving something | - |
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| (noun) a change for the better; progress in development | Synonyms: advance, betterment |
| (noun) a condition superior to an earlier condition | Synonyms: melioration |
| improvident | (adjective) not provident; not providing for the future | - |
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| (adjective) not given careful consideration | Synonyms: ill-considered, ill-judged, shortsighted |
| imprudent | (adjective) not prudent or wise | - |
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| (adjective) lacking wise self-restraint | - |
| impudent | (adjective) marked by casual disrespect | Synonyms: flip, insolent, snotty-nosed |
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| (adjective) improperly forward or bold | Synonyms: fresh, impertinent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart, wise |
| impuissant | (adjective) lacking physical strength or vigor | - |
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| inadvertent | (adjective) happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally | Synonyms: accidental |
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| incandescent | (adjective) characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance | - |
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| (adjective) emitting light as a result of being heated | Synonyms: candent |
| incasement | (noun) the act of enclosing something in a case | Synonyms: encasement |
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| incessant | (adjective) uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing | Synonyms: ceaseless, constant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting |
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| incident | (adjective) (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence | Synonyms: incidental |
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| (adjective) falling or striking of light rays on something | - |
| (noun) a single distinct event | - |
| (noun) a public disturbance | - |
| incipient | (adjective) only partly in existence; imperfectly formed | Synonyms: inchoate |
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| incitement | (noun) an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating | Synonyms: incitation |
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| (noun) the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion | Synonyms: exhortation |
| (noun) needed encouragement | Synonyms: provocation |
| (noun) something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action | Synonyms: incitation, provocation |
| inclement | (adjective) used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy | - |
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| (adjective) (of weather or climate) severe | - |
| incognizant | (adjective) (often followed by `of') not aware | Synonyms: unaware |
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| incoherent | (adjective) without logical or meaningful connection | - |
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| (adjective) (physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relation | - |
| (adjective) unable to express yourself clearly or fluently | Synonyms: tongue-tied |
| incompetent | (adjective) not qualified or suited for a purpose | - |
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| (adjective) legally not qualified or sufficient | Synonyms: unqualified |
| (adjective) not doing a good job | Synonyms: unskilled |
| (adjective) not meeting requirements | Synonyms: incapable, unequal to |
| (adjective) showing lack of skill or aptitude | Synonyms: bungling, clumsy, fumbling |
| (noun) someone who is not competent to take effective action | Synonyms: incompetent person |
| incongruent | (adjective) not congruent | - |
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| inconsequent | (adjective) lacking worth or importance | Synonyms: inconsequential |
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| inconsistent | (adjective) displaying a lack of consistency | - |
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| (adjective) not in agreement | Synonyms: discrepant |
| (adjective) not capable of being made consistent or harmonious | - |
| inconstant | (adjective) likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable | - |
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| incontinent | (adjective) not having control over urination and defecation | - |
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| inconvenient | (adjective) not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs | - |
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| (adjective) not conveniently timed | - |
| increment | (noun) the amount by which something increases | Synonyms: increase |
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| (noun) a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important | Synonyms: growth, increase |
| incumbent | (adjective) currently holding an office | - |
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| (adjective) necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding | - |
| (adjective) lying or leaning on something else | - |
| (noun) the official who holds an office | Synonyms: officeholder |
| indecent | (adjective) offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters | - |
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| (adjective) offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance | - |
| (adjective) not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society | Synonyms: indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward |
| indehiscent | (adjective) (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds | - |
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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 | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| indigent | (adjective) poor enough to need help from others | Synonyms: destitute, impoverished, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken |
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| indignant | (adjective) angered at something unjust or wrong | Synonyms: incensed, outraged, umbrageous |
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| indolent | (adjective) disinclined to work or exertion | Synonyms: faineant, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy |
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| (adjective) (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless | - |
| indorsement | (noun) the act of endorsing | Synonyms: endorsement |
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| (noun) formal and explicit approval | Synonyms: countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, sanction, warrant |
| (noun) a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) | Synonyms: blurb, endorsement |
| (noun) a speech seconding a motion | Synonyms: endorsement, second, secondment |
| (noun) a signature that validates something | Synonyms: endorsement |
| inducement | (noun) act of bringing about a desired result | Synonyms: inducing |
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| (noun) a positive motivational influence | Synonyms: incentive, motivator |
| indulgent | (adjective) characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone | - |
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| (adjective) being favorably inclined | - |
| (adjective) tolerant or lenient | Synonyms: lenient, soft |
| indument | (noun) a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect | Synonyms: indumentum |
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| inebriant | (noun) a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent | Synonyms: alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, intoxicant |
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| inefficient | (adjective) not producing desired results; wasteful | - |
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| (adjective) lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate | Synonyms: ineffective |
| inelegant | (adjective) lacking in refinement or grace or good taste | - |
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| inerrant | (adjective) not liable to error | Synonyms: inerrable, unerring |
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| inexpedient | (adjective) not suitable or advisable | - |
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| (adjective) not appropriate to the purpose | Synonyms: unwise |
| inexperient | (adjective) lacking practical experience or training | Synonyms: inexperienced |
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| infant | (noun) a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk | Synonyms: babe, baby |
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| influent | (adjective) flowing inward | Synonyms: inflowing |
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| informant | (noun) a person who supplies information | Synonyms: source |
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| (noun) someone who sees an event and reports what happened | Synonyms: witness, witnesser |
| infotainment | (noun) a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event | Synonyms: docudrama, documentary, documentary film |
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| infrequent | (adjective) not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals | - |
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| infringement | (noun) a crime less serious than a felony | Synonyms: infraction, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation |
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| (noun) an act that disregards an agreement or a right | Synonyms: violation |
| ingredient | (noun) a component of a mixture or compound | - |
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| (noun) an abstract part of something | Synonyms: component, constituent, element, factor |
| (noun) food that is a component of a mixture in cooking | Synonyms: fixings |
| inhabitant | (noun) a person who inhabits a particular place | Synonyms: denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller |
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| inhalant | (adjective) inhaling or serving for inhalation | - |
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| (noun) a medication to be taken by inhaling it | Synonyms: inhalation |
| (noun) something that is inhaled | - |
| inherent | (adjective) in the nature of something though not readily apparent | Synonyms: implicit in, underlying |
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| (adjective) existing as an essential constituent or characteristic | Synonyms: built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, integral |
| injectant | (noun) any solution that is injected (as into the skin) | Synonyms: injection |
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| innocent | (adjective) free from evil or guilt | Synonyms: clean-handed, guiltless |
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| (adjective) lacking intent or capacity to injure | Synonyms: innocuous |
| (adjective) lacking in sophistication or worldliness | Synonyms: ingenuous |
| (adjective) completely wanting or lacking | Synonyms: barren, destitute, devoid, free |
| (adjective) (used of things) lacking sense or awareness | - |
| (adjective) not knowledgeable about something specified | Synonyms: unacquainted |
| (adjective) free from sin | Synonyms: impeccant, sinless |
| (noun) a person who lacks knowledge of evil | Synonyms: inexperienced person |
| inoculant | (noun) a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease | Synonyms: inoculum |
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| inpatient | (noun) a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated | Synonyms: inmate |
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| insentient | (adjective) devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation | Synonyms: insensate |
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