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 | - |
indisputability | (noun) the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt | Synonyms: indubitability, unquestionability, unquestionableness |
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indisputable | (adjective) impossible to doubt or dispute | Synonyms: sure |
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(adjective) not open to question; obviously true | Synonyms: incontestable, undisputable |
indissoluble | (adjective) (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved | Synonyms: insoluble |
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(adjective) used of decisions and contracts | - |
indistinct | (adjective) not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand | - |
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indistinctly | (adverb) in a dim indistinct manner | Synonyms: dimly |
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indistinctness | (noun) the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines | Synonyms: blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, softness |
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indistinguishability | (noun) exact sameness | Synonyms: identicalness, identity |
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indistinguishable | (adjective) not capable of being distinguished or differentiated | Synonyms: undistinguishable |
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(adjective) exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different | Synonyms: identical |
indite | (verb) produce a literary work | Synonyms: compose, pen, write |
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indium | (noun) a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite | Synonyms: atomic number 49, In |
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individual | (adjective) being or characteristic of a single thing or person | Synonyms: single |
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(adjective) separate and distinct from others of the same kind | Synonyms: case-by-case, item-by-item |
(adjective) concerning one person exclusively | Synonyms: private |
(adjective) characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing | Synonyms: single |
(noun) a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential | Synonyms: mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
(noun) a single organism | - |
individualisation | (noun) discriminating the individual from the generic group or species | Synonyms: individualization, individuation |
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individualise | (verb) make personal or more personal | Synonyms: individualize, personalise, personalize |
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(verb) make or mark or treat as individual | Synonyms: individualize |
individualised | (adjective) made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual | Synonyms: individualized, personalised, personalized |
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individualism | (noun) the quality of being individual | Synonyms: individuality, individuation |
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(noun) the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs | Synonyms: laissez faire |
(noun) a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence | - |
individualist | (adjective) marked by or expressing individuality | Synonyms: individualistic |
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(noun) a person who pursues independent thought or action | - |
individualistic | (adjective) with minimally restricted freedom in commerce | Synonyms: laissez-faire |
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(adjective) marked by or expressing individuality | Synonyms: individualist |
individualistically | (adverb) in an individualistic manner | - |
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individuality | (noun) the quality of being individual | Synonyms: individualism, individuation |
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(noun) the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity | Synonyms: identity, personal identity |
individualization | (noun) discriminating the individual from the generic group or species | Synonyms: individualisation, individuation |
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individualize | (verb) make personal or more personal | Synonyms: individualise, personalise, personalize |
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(verb) make or mark or treat as individual | Synonyms: individualise |
individualized | (adjective) made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual | Synonyms: individualised, personalised, personalized |
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individually | (adverb) apart from others | Synonyms: on an individual basis, one by one, separately, severally, singly |
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individuate | (verb) give individual shape or form to | - |
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(verb) give individual character to | - |
individuation | (noun) the quality of being individual | Synonyms: individualism, individuality |
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(noun) discriminating the individual from the generic group or species | Synonyms: individualisation, individualization |
indivisibility | (noun) (arithmetic) The state of being impossible to divide by a specific integer without leaving a remainder. | - |
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indivisible | (adjective) impossible of undergoing division | - |
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indocile | (adjective) incapable of being controlled | Synonyms: uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly |
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indoctrinate | (verb) teach doctrines to; teach uncritically | - |
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indoctrination | (noun) teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically | - |
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indole | (noun) a white or yellowish crystalline heterocyclic compound extracted from coal tar and used in perfumery, medicine, and as a flavouring agent. | - |
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indolence | (noun) inactivity resulting from a dislike of work | Synonyms: laziness |
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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 | - |
indolently | (adverb) in an indolent manner | - |
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indomethacin | (noun) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin) | Synonyms: Indocin |
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indomitability | (noun) the property being difficult or impossible to defeat | Synonyms: invincibility |
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indomitable | (adjective) impossible to subdue | Synonyms: never-say-die, unsubduable |
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indoor | (adjective) located, suited for, or taking place within a building | - |
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(adjective) within doors | - |
indoors | (adverb) within a building | Synonyms: inside |
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indorse | (verb) sign as evidence of legal transfer | Synonyms: endorse |
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(verb) be behind; approve of | Synonyms: back, endorse, plump for, plunk for, support |
(verb) guarantee as meeting a certain standard | Synonyms: certify, endorse |
(verb) give support or one's approval to | Synonyms: back, endorse, second |
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 |
indorser | (noun) someone who expresses strong approval | Synonyms: endorser, ratifier, subscriber |
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(noun) a person who transfers his ownership interest in something by signing a check or negotiable security | Synonyms: endorser |
indrawn | (adjective) tending to reserve or introspection | Synonyms: withdrawn |
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indri | (noun) large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn | Synonyms: Indri brevicaudatus, Indri indri, indris |
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indris | (noun) large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn | Synonyms: indri, Indri brevicaudatus, Indri indri |
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indubitability | (noun) the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt | Synonyms: indisputability, unquestionability, unquestionableness |
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indubitable | (adjective) too obvious to be doubted | Synonyms: beyond doubt |
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indubitably | (adverb) in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted | Synonyms: beyond a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond doubt |
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induce | (verb) reason or establish by induction | - |
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(verb) cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner | Synonyms: cause, get, have, make, stimulate |
(verb) cause to arise | Synonyms: bring on |
(verb) cause to occur rapidly | Synonyms: hasten, rush, stimulate |
(verb) produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes | Synonyms: induct |
induced | (adjective) brought about or caused; not spontaneous | - |
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inducement | (noun) act of bringing about a desired result | Synonyms: inducing |
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(noun) a positive motivational influence | Synonyms: incentive, motivator |
inducer | (noun) someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on | Synonyms: persuader |
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(noun) an agent capable of activating specific genes | - |
inducing | (noun) act of bringing about a desired result | Synonyms: inducement |
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inducive | (adjective) inducing or influencing; leading on | Synonyms: inductive |
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induct | (verb) introduce or initiate | - |
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(verb) produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes | Synonyms: induce |
(verb) place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position | Synonyms: invest, seat |
(verb) accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite | Synonyms: initiate |
(verb) admit as a member | - |
inductance | (noun) an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit | Synonyms: inductor |
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(noun) an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current | Synonyms: induction |
inductee | (noun) someone who is drafted into military service | Synonyms: conscript, draftee |
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(noun) a person inducted into an organization or social group | - |
induction | (noun) the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time) | - |
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(noun) an act that sets in motion some course of events | Synonyms: initiation, trigger |
(noun) reasoning from detailed facts to general principles | Synonyms: generalisation, generalization, inductive reasoning |
(noun) stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors | Synonyms: elicitation, evocation |
(noun) a formal entry into an organization or position or office | Synonyms: initiation, installation |
(noun) an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current | Synonyms: inductance |
inductionism | (noun) the scientific philosophy where laws are "induced" from sets of data. | - |
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inductive | (adjective) of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion | - |
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(adjective) arising from inductance | - |
(adjective) inducing or influencing; leading on | Synonyms: inducive |