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Word | Past | Past Participle | Third Person Singular | Gerund | Meaning | Example Sentence | Example Expression | Example Expression Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms | Collocations |
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#4441
👤
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incarnate
/ɪnˈkɑːrneɪt/
adjective/verb
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incarnated
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incarnated
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incarnates
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incarnating
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to embody or represent in human form; in flesh
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She is kindness incarnate. |
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embody, personify, represent, manifest
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disembody, abstract
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evil incarnate, devil incarnate, incarnate spirit, incarnate form
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#4442
🧾
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incidental
/ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/
adjective
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happening as a minor part or in connection with something else
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Incidental expenses like snacks and tips were included in the bill. |
incidental expenses |
small additional costs not part of the main bill
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minor, secondary, accidental, supplementary, related
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main, primary, essential
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incidental detail, incidental expenses, incidental finding, incidental contact
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#4443
🚨
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incident
/ˈɪnsɪdənt/
noun
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an event or occurrence, often unpleasant or unusual
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The police quickly responded to the incident in the park. |
isolated incident |
a single event, not part of a pattern
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event, occurrence, happening, episode, affair
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routine, normality, usual
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serious incident, minor incident, security incident, violent incident
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#4444
📊
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incidence
/ˈɪnsɪdəns/
noun
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the occurrence, rate, or frequency of something
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The incidence of road accidents has decreased this year. |
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occurrence, frequency, rate, prevalence, proportion
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absence, scarcity, rarity
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incidence of disease, high incidence, incidence rate, incidence angle
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#4445
🌱
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inchoative
/ɪnˈkoʊətɪv/
adjective
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relating to the beginning of something; in an initial stage
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The poet used inchoative expressions to depict the dawn of creation. |
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initial, beginning, incipient, nascent, embryonic
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mature, complete, finished
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inchoative stage, inchoative state, inchoative verb, inchoative expression
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#4446
🌄
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inchoate
/ɪnˈkoʊ.ɪt/ or /ɪnˈkoʊ.eɪt/
adjective
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Just begun and not fully formed; rudimentary.
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His inchoate ideas needed more research to be developed. |
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rudimentary, undeveloped, immature, nascent, beginning
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complete, developed, finished
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inchoate idea, inchoate plan, inchoate movement, inchoate stage
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#4447
🐢
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inchmeal
/ˈɪntʃmiːl/
adverb
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Gradually, little by little.
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The old castle fell inchmeal into ruin. |
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gradually, slowly, little by little, bit by bit, stepwise
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suddenly, abruptly, instantly
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fall inchmeal, break inchmeal, ruin inchmeal
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#4448
📏
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inch
/ɪntʃ/
noun, verb
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inched
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inched
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inches
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inching
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A unit of length equal to 2.54 centimeters; or to move slowly and carefully in small amounts.
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She inched closer to the edge of the stage. |
every inch |
completely, in every respect
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measure, step, move slowly, creep, edge
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leap, bound, sprint
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inch forward, inch closer, inch by inch, every inch
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#4449
🔊
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incessant
/ɪnˈsɛsənt/
adjective
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Continuing without pause or interruption.
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The incessant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate. |
incessant chatter |
continuous and often annoying talking
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constant, ceaseless, continuous, unending, relentless
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occasional, intermittent, sporadic
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incessant rain, incessant noise, incessant chatter, incessant efforts
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#4450
🌱
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inceptive
/ɪnˈsɛptɪv/
adjective
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Relating to or marking the beginning or initial stage of something.
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The inceptive phase of the project was marked by enthusiastic planning. |
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initial, beginning, early, nascent, preliminary
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final, ending, concluding
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inceptive stage, inceptive period, inceptive idea, inceptive moment
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#4451
🌱
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inception
/ɪnˈsɛpʃən/
noun
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the beginning or start of something
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The company has grown rapidly since its inception. |
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beginning, commencement, origin, initiation, foundation
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end, conclusion
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since inception, at the inception, project inception, inception date
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#4452
🎁
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incentive
/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/
noun
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a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something
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The company offers bonuses as an incentive to increase productivity. |
carrot and stick |
a method involving both rewards and punishments to induce behavior
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motivation, encouragement, inducement, stimulus, reward
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discouragement, deterrent
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provide incentive, financial incentive, incentive program, strong incentive
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#4453
🕯️
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incense
/ˈɪnsɛns/
noun/verb
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incensed
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incensed
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incenses
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incensing
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a substance burned for its sweet smell (noun); to make very angry (verb)
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The smell of incense filled the temple, but his rude words incensed her. |
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fragrance, perfume, enrage, infuriate
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calm, soothe, odorless
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burn incense, incense sticks, incense altar, incense offering
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#4454
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incendiary
/ɪnˈsɛndiˌɛri/
adjective
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designed to cause fires or stir up conflict
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The politician’s incendiary remarks angered the crowd. |
fan the flames |
to make a bad situation worse
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inflammatory, provocative, seditious, explosive
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calming, soothing
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incendiary device, incendiary remark, incendiary bomb, incendiary rhetoric
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#4455
🙏
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incarnation
/ˌɪnkɑːrˈneɪʃən/
noun
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the embodiment of a deity, spirit, or quality in a physical form
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The monk was considered the incarnation of compassion. |
in the flesh |
in real life, physically present
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embodiment, personification, manifestation, representation, avatar
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disembodiment, abstraction
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incarnation of evil, divine incarnation, latest incarnation, incarnation of wisdom
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#4456
🚫
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inapt
/ɪnˈæpt/
adjective
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not suitable or appropriate in the circumstances
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His inapt choice of words offended many people. |
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unsuitable, inappropriate, unfit, unseemly
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appropriate, suitable, apt
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inapt remark, inapt behavior, inapt choice
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#4457
🌹
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incarnadine
/ɪnˈkɑːrnədiːn/
adjective/noun
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a bright crimson or pinkish-red color
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The sky turned incarnadine at sunset. |
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crimson, scarlet, ruby, rose-red
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pale, colorless, white
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incarnadine sky, incarnadine fabric, incarnadine hue
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#4458
🔒
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incarcerate
/ɪnˈkɑːrsəreɪt/
verb
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incarcerated
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incarcerated
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incarcerates
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incarcerating
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to imprison or confine someone
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The authorities incarcerated the criminal after the trial. |
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imprison, jail, confine, detain, lock up
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release, free, liberate
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incarcerate criminals, incarcerated population, wrongfully incarcerated, incarcerate offenders
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#4459
🚫
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incapacity
/ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti/
noun
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the lack of ability, power, or fitness to do something
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His mental incapacity prevented him from making important decisions. |
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inability, incompetence, disability, weakness
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ability, competence, capability
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legal incapacity, physical incapacity, mental incapacity, incapacity to work
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#4460
🛑
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incapacitate
/ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/
verb
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incapacitated
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incapacitated
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incapacitates
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incapacitating
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to deprive someone or something of the ability or strength to function
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The severe injury incapacitated the player for the rest of the season. |
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disable, debilitate, weaken, paralyze, cripple
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strengthen, empower, enable
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incapacitate a person, incapacitate the enemy, temporarily incapacitate, legally incapacitate
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#4461
🪄
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incantation
/ˌɪnkænˈteɪʃən/
noun
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a series of words used as a magic spell or charm
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The wizard chanted an incantation to summon the spirits. |
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spell, chant, charm, mantra
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reality, truth
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ancient incantation, magical incantation, chant incantation
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#4462
🔥
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incandescent
/ˌɪnkænˈdɛsənt/
adjective
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emitting light as a result of being heated; extremely bright or passionate
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The incandescent lamp lit up the entire hall. |
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glowing, radiant, brilliant, luminous
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dark, dull
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incandescent bulb, incandescent glow, incandescent rage
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#4463
💡
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incandescence
/ˌɪnkænˈdɛsəns/
noun
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the emission of light from a hot object; brilliance
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The incandescence of the candle filled the dark room. |
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glow, radiance, brilliance, luminosity
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darkness, dimness
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bright incandescence, fiery incandescence, white incandescence
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#4464
🧬
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inbred
/ˈɪnˌbrɛd/
adjective
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existing naturally in a person or animal; also related to reproduction within a limited community
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He has an inbred sense of loyalty. |
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innate, inherent, natural, instinctive
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acquired, learned
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inbred trait, inbred habit, inbred instinct
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#4465
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inborn
/ˈɪnˌbɔːrn/
adjective
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existing from birth; innate
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She has an inborn talent for music. |
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innate, natural, inherent, congenital, instinctive
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acquired, learned, developed
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inborn ability, inborn quality, inborn talent, inborn trait
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#4466
🎉
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inaugurate
/ɪˈnɔːɡjʊreɪt/
verb
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inaugurated
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inaugurated
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inaugurates
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inaugurating
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To formally begin or introduce something, especially with a ceremony.
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The mayor will inaugurate the new bridge tomorrow. |
inaugurate into office |
To formally begin a position of responsibility
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commence, launch, initiate, open, dedicate
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close, end, terminate
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inaugurate a program, inaugurate the project, inaugurate the event, inaugurate as president
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#4467
🔇
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inaudible
/ɪnˈɔːdəbl/
adjective
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Unable to be heard.
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Her voice was almost inaudible over the noise. |
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unheard, silent, faint, imperceptible
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audible, loud, clear
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inaudible whisper, inaudible sound, became inaudible, almost inaudible
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#4468
🔗
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inasmuch-as
/ˌɪnəzˈmʌtʃ æz/
conjunction
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Because; since.
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He cannot attend, inasmuch as he is unwell. |
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since, because, forasmuch, considering that
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though, despite
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inasmuch as possible, inasmuch as needed
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#4469
📏
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inasmuch
/ˌɪnəzˈmʌtʃ/
adverb
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To the extent that; considering that.
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Inasmuch as you are their teacher, you should guide them carefully. |
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because, since, considering, as, seeing that
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despite, although
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inasmuch as possible, inasmuch as you can, inasmuch as it matters
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#4470
🤐
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inarticulate
/ˌɪnɑːrˈtɪkjʊlət/
adjective
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Unable to express oneself clearly or effectively in speech or writing.
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She became inarticulate with emotion during the speech. |
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speechless, mute, tongue-tied, incoherent, voiceless
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articulate, eloquent, expressive
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inarticulate response, inarticulate feelings, seemed inarticulate, became inarticulate
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