Ant.Property, quality, virtue, force, efficacy; non-intervention, spontaneity; counteragency, neutralization.
Insult,n.Offense affront, indignity, outrage, abuse, rudeness, dishonor, slight, disrespect.
Ant.Respect, homage, compliment, deference.
Insult,v.Outrage, offend, dishonor, abuse; provoke, mock, ridicule.
Ant.Respect, salute, honor, compliment, flatter, praise.
Insure.Make secure; assure; underwrite; provide, warrant, secure, guarantee, stabilitate.
Ant.Imperil, jeopardize, shake, stake.
Insurgent,n.Rebel, malcontent, mutineer, traitor, rioter.
Ant.Patriot, adherent, supporter; ruler, magistrate.
Insurgent,a.Rebellious, disobedient, mutinous, unruly, insubordinate, seditious.
Ant.Obedient, loyal, patriotic.
Insurrection.Rebellion, revolt, uprising, mutiny, sedition, riot, tumult, anarchy; pronouncement.
Ant.Law, order, peace, subjection, obedience, submission, bondage, subsidence, acquiescence; government, pacification.
Intact.Untouched, unhurt, unharmed, uninjured, scatheless; whole, entire, unbroken, undiminished; safe, inviolate, sacred, undefiled, uncorrupted, uncontaminated.
Ant.Defiled, hurt, touched, injured, corrupt, affected, contaminated.
Integrate.Unite, combine, consolidate, solidify, incorporate; sum, complete.
Ant.Analyze, dismember, detach, remove, amputate, disintegrate.
Integrity.Completeness, entirety, wholeness; honesty, rectitude, virtue, goodness, principle; uprightness, honor, probity, candor, truthfulness, conscientiousness.
Ant.Fraud, meanness, rascality, duplicity, unfairness, underhandedness.
Intellect.Reason, mind, sense, brains, understanding; consciousness, instinct; ability, genius, talent.
Ant.Matter, mechanism, force; passion; spirit, soul.
Intellectual.Mental, psychological, inventive, learned, cultured; philosophical, metaphysical.
Ant.Illiterate, unlearned, ignorant.
Intelligence.Knowledge, information, understanding, apprehension, discernment, acumen, penetration, quickness, brightness, comprehension; news, announcement, tidings, report, rumor, statement, notice, notification, publication, advice, instruction; intellect, spirit.
Ant.Misinformation, misunderstanding; ignorance, concealment, stupidity, misapprehension, dulness, suppression, silence.
Intelligible.Clear, plain, understandable, distinct, comprehensible, explainable, familiar, self-evident, obvious.
Ant.Inscrutable, mysterious, hidden, insolvable, impenetrable, unfathomable.
Intend.Design, resolve, mean, propose, purpose, contemplate, determine, meditate.
Ant.Venture, risk, hazard, chance.
Intense.Close, severe, strict, intent, strained; extreme; forcible, energetic, powerful; ardent, earnest, vehement, excessive, immoderate.
Ant.Relaxed, easy, moderate, forceless, impotent, indifferent, cool, languid.
Intensity.Intenseness, closeness, severity, strictness; tension, force, concentration, attention, strain; vehemence, violence, excess; ardor, energy, eagerness, power, vigor, activity, strength.
Ant.Laxity, relaxation, debility, languor, coolness, indifference.
Intent,n.Purpose, aim, object, design, end, meaning, intention, purport, scope, drift, view.
Ant.Chance, lot, accident, fate.
Intent,a.Eager, fixed, earnest, close, bent, set.
Ant.Distracted, diverted, indifferent.
Intention.Design, purpose, intent, meaning, purport.
Ant.Chance, fortune, luck.
Intentional.Deliberate, contemplated, designed, intended, studied, purposed, premeditated.
Ant.Casual, accidental, undesigned, fortuitous.
Inter.Bury, entomb, inhume.
Ant.Exhume, disinter.
Inter-.The synonyms and antonyms of words beginning with the prefixinter-, signifyingbetween,among,amidst,mutually, may be obtained by adding this meaning to that of the synonyms and antonyms of the root word, in such cases as are of simple derivation.
Intercede.Mediate, arbitrate, interpose, plead, make intercession, advocate, interfere.
Ant.Abandon, excuse, incriminate, inculpate.
Intercept.Stop, cease; arrest, catch; obstruct, interrupt.
Ant.Send, despatch, delegate, forward, commission, interchange.
Intercourse.Converse, communication, communion, commerce, connection, correspondence, intimacy, dealing, intercommunication.
Ant.Cessation, suspension, reticence, disconnection, interception.
Interdict.Prohibit, forbid, proscribe, inhibit, restrain, stop, debar, disallow.
Ant.Indulge, grant, allow, concede.
Interest,n.Advantage, benefit, profit, good; part, portion; regards, sympathy, concern, attention, curiosity, selfishness, behalf, share; authority, influence; premium.
Ant.Disadvantage, loss; inattention, unconcern, indifference; disconnection, repudiation.
Interfere.Intermeddle, interpose; clash, conflict, intervene, be opposed.
Ant.Withdraw, retract, retire, recede.
Interior.Inside, internal, inner, inward, inland.
Ant.Outside, exterior.
Interloper.Intruder, meddler, supernumerary.
Ant.Member, constituent.
Intermediate.Intervening, interposed, interjacent, included, comprised, middle, moderate.
Ant.Surrounding, enclosing, outside, embracing, circumjacent; extreme; exclusive.
Interment.Burial, sepulture, inhumation.
Ant.Exhumation, resurrection.
Intermission.Suspension, interruption, stoppage, rest, stop,pause, suspense, respite, interlude, remission, cessation, discontinuance, interval, interregnum.
Ant.Continuity, continuance, constancy, uninterruptedness, permanence, perpetuity.
Intermit.Suspend, interrupt, relax, discontinue, break, stop, cease, abate, subside.
Ant.Continue, prosecute; urge, despatch.
Internal.Inner, interior, inside; within.
Ant.Outer, exterior, outside.
Internecine.Destructive, exterminating, deadly, inextinguishable, irreconcilable, mortal, internecinal.
Ant.Desultory, incursive, marauding, skirmishing, buccaneering, guerilla, freebooting.
Interpolate.Introduce, insert, foist in, intercalate; interlard, interweave, import, garble, intersperse, gloss.
Ant.Expunge, erase, expurgate; verify, authenticate; elide.
Interpose.Interfere, intercede, interrupt, mediate, meddle, arbitrate, intermeddle.
Ant.Avoid, shun, retire, withdraw, hold aloof, let be, keep clear, stand aside.
Interpret.Explain, define, expound, elucidate, unfold, decipher; translate, render, construe; declare, represent, solve.
Ant.Mistake, misconceive, misunderstand, falsify, misinterpret, distort, misrepresent.
Interpretation.Exposition, explanation, elucidation; version, construction, rendering, translation; sense, meaning, definition, signification, solution.
Ant.Misinterpretation, misrendering; problem, text, difficulty.
Interrogate.Question, ask, examine, inquire of, catechise.
Ant.Affirm, answer, assert, indorse, pronounce.
Interrupt.Disturb, stop, hinder, delay, interfere with; separate, disconnect, divide, sever, sunder, cut, dissolve; suspend, discontinue, break off; intersect.
Ant.Continue, prosecute, expedite.
Interstice.Crevice, hole, interval, chink, cleft, cranny, gap, crack, fissure, interspace.
Ant.Seam, suture, stop-gap.
Interval.Interstice; spell, season, period, term, intermediate time, interim, meantime, intermission, interspace, cessation.
Ant.Continuity, uninterruptedness, simultaneousness.
Intervention.Interposition, interference, intrusion, intercession, insinuation; agency, mediation.
Ant.Continuance, non-interference.
Interview.Meeting, parley, conference, consultation, colloquy, confabulation.
Ant.Isolation, exclusion, independence, avoidance.
Intestate.Unwilled, undevised, unbequeathed.
Ant.Willed, bequeathed, devised.
Intestine,a.Internal, domestic, interior, inward; civil; subjective.
Ant.External, outward, foreign, federal; objective.
Intimate,n.Confidant, associate, crony, familiar, companion, friend.
Intimate,v.Suggest, hint, insinuate, allude to, remind of;announce, declare, communicate, tell.
Ant.Conceal, reserve, withhold, repress.
Intimate,a.Near, close, familiar, friendly, confidential; internal, interior, inward, deep-seated, hearty; thorough, complete, direct, exact; conversant.
Ant.Distant, strange, unfamiliar; superficial.
Intimidate.Frighten, alarm, scare, daunt, dismay, threaten, appal, terrify, deter, dishearten.
Ant.Calm, compose; encourage, inspirit, animate, reassure.
Intolerable.Insufferable, unendurable, insupportable, unbearable.
Ant.Endurable, comfortable, tolerable, supportable, possible to be borne.
Intolerant.Bigoted, unforbearing; extreme.
Ant.Tolerant, forbearing, large-minded, indulgent.
Intoxication.Inebriety, inebriation, drunkenness; excitement, infatuation, exhilaration, delirium, bewilderment, hallucination, ecstasy; poison, venom.
Ant.Antidote, sobriety, sanity, gravity, melancholy, depression; abstinence, abstemiousness.
Intrenchment.Ditch, dike, fortification, earthwork, moat; defense, protection, shelter, invasion, inroad, encroachment, infringement, trespass.
Ant.Wall, rampart, mole, embankment, mound, bastion; forbearance, deference, respect.
Intrepid.Bold, brave, fearless, undaunted, courageous, valorous, unterrified, dauntless, chivalrous, heroic, undismayed, unawed, valiant, doughty.
Ant.Cautious, timid, fearful, cowardly, dismayed, terrified.
Intricacy.Complexity, complication, entanglement, perplexity, difficulty, intricateness, obscurity, confusion.
Ant.Directness, obviousness; system, method; disposition, array.
Intricate.Involved, perplexed, complicated, entangled, complex; mazy, labyrinthine, tortuous.
Ant.Simple, direct, obvious, plain, uninvolved.
Intrigue.Plot, scheme, cabal, conspiracy, machination, artifice, cunning, duplicity, trickery, chicanery, ruse; liaison, amour.
Ant.Insurrection, assault, rebellion, force, violence; sincerity, candor, honesty, openness, straightforwardness.
Intrinsic.Inward, internal, essential, real, genuine, true, inherent, native, innate, natural, immanent, inbred, inborn.
Ant.Extrinsic, acquired, apparent, accidental, borrowed, assumed, pretended, added, external, adventitious.
Introduce.Lead in, usher in, present, conduct in, commence, make acquainted, make known, begin, preface.
Ant.Come after, succeed, follow; end, conclude.
Introduction.Introducing, presentation, ushering in; preface, prelude, preamble, proem, exordium; induction, importation, insertion, commencement, preliminary; portico, gate, vestibule, entrance.
Ant.Eduction, ejection; extraction, exportation, elimination, estrangement; completion, conclusion, end; egress.
Introductory.Prefatory, initiatory,preliminary, precursory, preparatory; commendatory.
Ant.Final, conclusive, terminal, valedictory, supplemental; alienative.
Intrude.Obtrude, encroach, infringe, trespass, trench, interfere, meddle.
Ant.Withdraw, retire, recede; remove, retract.
Intrusion.Encroachment, interference, intruding, obtrusion, infringement.
Ant.Withdrawal, removal, retirement, retraction.
Intuition.Apprehension, cognition, perception, beholding; instinct, insight, recognition.
Ant.Information, instruction, learning, experience, acquirement, induction.
Inundate.Flood, deluge, overflow, submerge, cover, overwhelm.
Ant.Drain, dry, reclaim, desiccate, parch.
Invade.Attack, infringe, violate, encroach on, trench upon; march into, enter in, assault, assail, occupy.
Ant.Abandon, relinquish, vacate, evacuate.
Invalid,a.Week, feeble, infirm, sick, frail; null, void; unsound, baseless, untrue, unfounded, fallacious.
Ant.Strong, well, healthy, vigorous; sound, legal, constitutional; legitimate, authorized; genuine, true, correct, exact.
Invalidate.Nullify, cancel, annul, overthrow, make void.
Ant.Conserve, maintain, establish, confirm, enact, institute.
Invasion.Trespass, incursion, irruption, encroachment, inroad.
Ant.Evacuation, abandonment, relinquishment; settlement; retreat.
Invective.Satire, sarcasm, diatribe, railing, abuse; obloquy, denunciation, vituperation, reproach, castigation.
Ant.Praise, commendation, encomium, eulogy, panegyric.
Invent.Discover, find out, devise, contrive, produce; design, concoct, elaborate; conceive, contrive, fabricate, originate, forge, frame.
Ant.Copy, imitate, reproduce; execute.
Invention.Contrivance, construction, device; fiction, fabrication, falsehood; thought, idea.
Ant.Material.
Inventive.Ingenious, skilful, clever, adept, resourceful.
Ant.Slow, unskilful, uninventive.
Inventor.Contriver, originator, author, creator.
Ant.Destroyer.
Inventory.List, catalogue, register, record, enrolment, enumeration.
Inversion.Reversal, transposition, alteration, deflection, violation, permutation.
Ant.Erectness, verticality; stability, permanence, fixity, state, order, sequence; conservation.
Invert.Upset, overthrow, reverse, subvert.
Ant.Restore, set up, make upright.
Invest.Clothe, dress, array, endow; attend, surround; lay out.
Ant.Divest, dismantle, unclothe, strip, disrobe; deprive.
Investigate.Inquire, examine, test, scrutinize, prove, search, explore, inspect, criticize, discuss, study.
Ant.Conjecture, guess.
Investigation.Search, examination, inquiry, research, exploration,inquisition, sifting, scrutiny, study.
Ant.Discovery, clue, indication; solution, thread.
Investiture.Installation, induction, investment, habilitation.
Ant.Divestiture, divestment.
Inveterate.Long-established, obstinate; malignant, spiteful, virulent; besetting, confirmed, chronic, ingrain, incarnate, habitual, deep-rooted, hardened, accustomed.
Ant.Undeveloped, incipient, unformed.
Invidious.Hateful, offensive, odious; unfair, partial, inconsiderate; gratuitous.
Ant.Fair, just, considerate, impartial, due.
Invigorate.Strengthen, brace, harden, nerve, refresh, stimulate, animate, exhilarate.
Ant.Weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, deteriorate, relax, unstring, enervate.
Invitation.Solicitation, allurement, enticement.
Ant.Rebuff, snub, check, repulse.
Invite.Ask, summon, bid, request, solicit, call, attract, entice, persuade, allure; tempt, incite, challenge.
Ant.Repel, forbid, deprecate; exclude, discard.
Invoke.Supplicate, implore, solicit, summon, call, beseech, invite, challenge, invocate, appeal to, conjure, imprecate.
Ant.Defy; deprecate, deter; ignore, elude; warn, inhibit.
Involution.Complication, entanglement; envelope; implication, mingling.
Ant.Evolution, disconnection, evolvement, extrication, separation.
Involve.Envelop, wrap, cover; comprise, embrace, contain; connect, unite, mingle, blend, twine, interweave; implicate, entangle, complicate, embroil, embarrass, include, overwhelm, imply.
Ant.Extricate, remove, disconnect, separate, disentangle, distinguish, explicate.
Inward.Secretly, privately; internal, interior, inner; within.
Ant.Outward, external, exterior.
Iota.Jot, tittle, particle, atom.
Ant.Whole, mass.
Irate,Irascible. Hasty, angry, enraged, incensed, choleric, irritable.
Ant.Good-tempered, calm, forbearing, gentle, mild.
Ire.Anger, wrath, rage, fury, choler, indignation, resentment, displeasure, vexation.
Ant.Good will, patience, forbearance, mildness, forgiveness, reconciliation, peaceableness.
Irridescent.Prismatic; opaline, polychromatous, nacreous.
Ant.Blanched, neutral, colorless, dingy, achromatic.
Isolate.Separate, detach, dissociate; insulate.
Ant.Associate, unite.
Isolation.Separation, loneliness, segregation, detachment, disconnection, insulation; solitariness, solitude.
Ant.Organization, community, co-membership, connection; continuity, concatenation.
Issue.Egress, exit, outlet; delivery; copy, number, edition, impression; event, outcome, result, end, conclusion, consummation, effect, termination; children, offspring, posterity, progeny; antagonism, controversy, contest.
Ant.Cause, principle, influence,action, working, operation; law, system, commencement; ancestry, paternity.
Iteration.Recital, repetition, reiteration, recurrence, harping, succession.
Ant.Single statement.
Itinerant,a.Traveling, wandering, roving, roaming, journeying, unsettled, nomadic.
Ant.Stationary, domestic, settled, fixed, local.
Itinerary.Guide, guidebook, schedule.