| inflate | (verb) fill with gas or air | Synonyms: blow up |
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| (verb) exaggerate or make bigger | Synonyms: amplify, blow up, expand |
| (verb) become inflated | Synonyms: balloon, billow |
| (verb) increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value | - |
| (verb) cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit | - |
| inflated | (adjective) pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) | Synonyms: high-flown, high-sounding |
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| (adjective) enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness | Synonyms: hyperbolic |
| inflater | (noun) an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire) | Synonyms: inflator |
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| inflation | (noun) the act of filling something with air | - |
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| (noun) lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | Synonyms: ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness |
| (noun) (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang | - |
| (noun) a general and progressive increase in prices | Synonyms: rising prices |
| inflationary | (adjective) associated with or tending to cause increases in inflation | - |
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| inflator | (noun) an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire) | Synonyms: inflater |
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| inflect | (verb) vary the pitch of one's speech | Synonyms: modulate, tone |
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| (verb) change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language | - |
| inflected | (adjective) (of the voice) altered in tone or pitch | - |
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| (adjective) showing alteration in form (especially by the addition of affixes) | - |
| inflection | (noun) the patterns of stress and intonation in a language | Synonyms: prosody |
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| (noun) a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified | Synonyms: modulation |
| (noun) deviation from a straight or normal course | Synonyms: flection, flexion |
| (noun) a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function | Synonyms: inflexion |
| inflectional | (adjective) characterized by inflections indicating grammatical distinctions | - |
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| inflexibility | (noun) the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe | Synonyms: rigidity, rigidness |
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| (noun) a lack of physical flexibility | Synonyms: inflexibleness |
| inflexible | (adjective) resistant to being bent | - |
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| (adjective) incapable of change | - |
| (adjective) not making concessions | Synonyms: sturdy, uncompromising |
| (adjective) incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | Synonyms: rigid, unbending |
| inflexibleness | (noun) a lack of physical flexibility | Synonyms: inflexibility |
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| inflexibly | (adverb) in an inflexible manner | - |
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| inflexion | (noun) a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function | Synonyms: inflection |
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| inflict | (verb) impose something unpleasant | Synonyms: bring down, impose, visit |
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| infliction | (noun) the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) | Synonyms: imposition |
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| (noun) an act causing pain or damage | - |
| (noun) something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness | Synonyms: annoyance, bother, botheration, nuisance, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck |
| infliximab | (noun) an anti-TNF compound (trade name Remicade) consisting of an antibody directed against TNF; it is given intravenously at one-month to three-month intervals; used in treatment of regional enteritis and rheumatoid arthritis | Synonyms: Remicade |
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| (noun) a monoclonal antibody (trade name Remicade) used to treat Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis; administered by infusion; use and dosage must be determined by a physician | Synonyms: Remicade |
| inflorescence | (noun) the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk | - |
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| (noun) the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms | Synonyms: anthesis, blossoming, efflorescence, florescence, flowering |
| inflow | (noun) the process of flowing in | Synonyms: influx |
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| inflowing | (adjective) flowing inward | Synonyms: influent |
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| influence | (noun) causing something without any direct or apparent effort | - |
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| (noun) a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc | - |
| (noun) a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do | - |
| (noun) one having power to influence another | - |
| (noun) the effect of one thing (or person) on another | - |
| (verb) shape or influence; give direction to | Synonyms: determine, mold, mould, regulate, shape |
| (verb) induce into action by using one's charm | Synonyms: charm, tempt |
| (verb) have and exert influence or effect | Synonyms: act upon, work |
| influencer | (noun) a person who has a large following on one or more social media platform that works to generate interest in contemporary social issues and/or advertise consumer products | - |
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| influent | (adjective) flowing inward | Synonyms: inflowing |
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| influential | (adjective) having or exercising influence or power | - |
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| influentially | (adverb) exerting influence | - |
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| influenza | (noun) an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease | Synonyms: flu, grippe |
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| influx | (noun) the process of flowing in | Synonyms: inflow |
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| info | (noun) a message received and understood | Synonyms: information |
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| infolding | (noun) the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface | Synonyms: introversion, intussusception, invagination |
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| infomercial | (noun) a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary | Synonyms: informercial |
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| inform | (verb) give character or essence to | - |
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| (verb) impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to | - |
| (verb) act as an informer | - |
| informal | (adjective) not formal | - |
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| (adjective) used of spoken and written language | - |
| (adjective) having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere | Synonyms: cosy, cozy, intimate |
| (adjective) not officially recognized or controlled | Synonyms: loose |
| informality | (noun) a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously | - |
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| (noun) freedom from constraint or embarrassment | Synonyms: ease |
| informally | (adverb) without formality | - |
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| (adverb) with the use of colloquial expressions | Synonyms: colloquially, conversationally |
| 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 |
| informatics | (noun) the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information | Synonyms: information processing, information science, IP |
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| information | (noun) (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome | Synonyms: entropy, selective information |
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| (noun) knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction | - |
| (noun) a message received and understood | Synonyms: info |
| (noun) formal accusation of a crime | - |
| (noun) a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn | Synonyms: data |
| informational | (adjective) relating to or having the nature of information | - |
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| informative | (adjective) providing or conveying information | Synonyms: informatory |
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| (adjective) tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance | Synonyms: enlightening, illuminating |
| (adjective) serving to instruct or enlighten or inform | Synonyms: instructive |
| informatively | (adverb) in an informative manner | Synonyms: instructively |
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| informatory | (adjective) providing or conveying information | Synonyms: informative |
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| informed | (adjective) having much knowledge or education | - |
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| informer | (noun) one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority | Synonyms: betrayer, blabber, rat, squealer |
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| informercial | (noun) a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary | Synonyms: infomercial |
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| informing | (noun) a speech act that conveys information | Synonyms: making known |
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| (noun) to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors) | Synonyms: ratting |
| infotainment | (noun) a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event | Synonyms: docudrama, documentary, documentary film |
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| infra | (adverb) (in writing) at a later place | Synonyms: below |
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| infract | (verb) act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises | Synonyms: breach, break, go against, offend, transgress, violate |
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| infraction | (noun) a crime less serious than a felony | Synonyms: infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation |
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| infrahuman | (adjective) belonging to a group below humans in evolutionary development | - |
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| inframaxillary | (adjective) relating to the lower jaw | Synonyms: mandibular |
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| infrangible | (adjective) not capable of being violated or infringed | Synonyms: absolute, inviolable |
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| (adjective) difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts | - |
| infrared | (adjective) having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves; lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end | - |
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| (noun) the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range | Synonyms: infrared frequency |
| (noun) electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves | Synonyms: infrared emission, infrared light, infrared radiation |
| infrasonic | (adjective) having frequencies below those of audible sound | - |
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| infrastructure | (noun) the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area | Synonyms: base |
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| (noun) the basic structure or features of a system or organization | Synonyms: substructure |
| infrequency | (noun) noteworthy scarcity | Synonyms: rareness, rarity |
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| infrequent | (adjective) not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals | - |
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| infrequently | (adverb) not many times | - |
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| infrigidation | (noun) the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes | Synonyms: refrigeration |
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| infringe | (verb) advance beyond the usual limit | Synonyms: encroach, impinge |
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| (verb) go against, as of rules and laws | Synonyms: conflict, contravene, run afoul |
| 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 |
| infructescence | (noun) the fruiting stage of the inflorescence | - |
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| infundibulum | (noun) any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk) | - |
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| infuriate | (verb) make furious | Synonyms: exasperate, incense |
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| infuriated | (adjective) marked by extreme anger | Synonyms: angered, enraged, furious, maddened |
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| infuriating | (adjective) extremely annoying or displeasing | Synonyms: exasperating, maddening, vexing |
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| infuriation | (noun) a feeling of intense anger and impatience | Synonyms: enragement |
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| infuscate | (verb) darken with a brownish tinge, as of insect wings | - |
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| infuse | (verb) introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes | - |
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| (verb) let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse | Synonyms: steep |
| (verb) fill, as with a certain quality | Synonyms: impregnate, instill, tincture |
| (verb) undergo the process of infusion | - |
| (verb) teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions | Synonyms: inculcate, instill |
| infusion | (noun) (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force) | - |
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| (noun) the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality | - |
| (noun) the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water) | - |
| (noun) a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) | Synonyms: extract |
| infusorian | (noun) any member of the subclass Infusoria | - |
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| inga | (noun) any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals | - |
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| ingathering | (noun) request for a sum of money | Synonyms: appeal, collection, solicitation |
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| ingeminate | (verb) to say, state, or perform again | Synonyms: iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell |
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| ingenious | (adjective) showing inventiveness and skill | Synonyms: clever, cunning |
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| ingeniously | (adverb) in an ingenious manner | - |
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| ingeniousness | (noun) the property of being ingenious | Synonyms: cleverness, ingenuity |
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| (noun) the power of creative imagination | Synonyms: cleverness, ingenuity, inventiveness |
| ingenue | (noun) the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play | - |
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| (noun) an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage) | - |
| (noun) an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl | - |
| ingenuity | (noun) the property of being ingenious | Synonyms: cleverness, ingeniousness |
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| (noun) the power of creative imagination | Synonyms: cleverness, ingeniousness, inventiveness |
| ingenuous | (adjective) characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious | Synonyms: artless |
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| (adjective) lacking in sophistication or worldliness | Synonyms: innocent |
| ingenuously | (adverb) in an ingenuous manner | Synonyms: artlessly |
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| ingenuousness | (noun) openly straightforward or frank | - |
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| (noun) the quality of innocent naivete | Synonyms: artlessness, innocence, naturalness |
| ingest | (verb) take up mentally | Synonyms: absorb, assimilate, take in |
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| (verb) serve oneself to, or consume regularly | Synonyms: consume, have, take, take in |
| ingesta | (noun) solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth | - |
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| ingestion | (noun) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | Synonyms: consumption, intake, uptake |
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| inglenook | (noun) a corner by a fireplace | Synonyms: chimney corner |
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| inglorious | (adjective) not bringing honor and glory | - |
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| (adjective) (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | Synonyms: black, disgraceful, ignominious, opprobrious, shameful |
| ingloriously | (adverb) in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree | Synonyms: discreditably, disgracefully, dishonorably, dishonourably, ignominiously, shamefully |
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| ingot | (noun) metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling | - |
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| ingraft | (verb) cause to grow together parts from different plants | Synonyms: engraft, graft |
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| ingrain | (verb) produce or try to produce a vivid impression of | Synonyms: impress, instill |
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| (verb) thoroughly work in | Synonyms: grain |
| ingrained | (adjective) (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held | Synonyms: deep-rooted, deep-seated, implanted, planted |
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| ingraining | (noun) teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition | Synonyms: inculcation, instilling |
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| ingrate | (noun) a person who shows no gratitude | Synonyms: thankless wretch, ungrateful person |
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| ingratiate | (verb) gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts | - |
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| ingratiating | (adjective) calculated to please or gain favor | Synonyms: ingratiatory, insinuating |
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| (adjective) capable of winning favor | - |
| ingratiatingly | (adverb) in a flattering and ingratiating manner | - |
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| ingratiation | (noun) the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments | Synonyms: insinuation |
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| ingratiatory | (adjective) calculated to please or gain favor | Synonyms: ingratiating, insinuating |
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| (adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade | Synonyms: coaxing |