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DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS WORDS.
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Immaterial—unimportant, insignificant, inconsiderable, inconsequential, uncorporeal, unsubstantial, unconditioned, spiritual.

Immediatly—directly, instantly.

Immense—vast, huge, enormous, prodigious, unlimited.

Immodest—impudent, bold, indelicate, shameless, indecent, unchaste.

Impair—lessen, weaken, injure, decrease.

Impart—grant, bestow, communicate, reveal, disclose, divulge.

Impatiant—uneasy, restless, eager, hasty.

Impeach—Censure, reproach, arraign, accuse.

Impede—hinder, delay, obstruct, retard.

Impediment—obstruction, obstacle, hinderance.

Impel—urge, force, incite, induce, instigate, animate, encourage.

Impending—imminent, threatening.

Imperative—commanding, authoritative, imperious, despotic.

Imperfection—wanting, blemish, fault, defect, failing, frailty, foible, weakness.

Imperious—commanding, haughty, domineering, imperative, proud, lordly, over bearing, tyrannical.

Impertinent—rude, quarrelsome, intrusive, insolent, meddling, troublesome, irrelevant.

Impetuous—hasty, rough, violent, vehement, forcible, boisterous.

Implicate—involve, entangle, embarrass.

Implore—beg, beseech, ask, entreat, supplicate, solicit, request.

Imply—mean, signify, denote, infer, involve.

Importance—weight, moment, signification, consequence.

Imposture—deceit, deception, cheat, fraud, imposition, counterfeit, artifice.

Imprecation—execration, curse, malediction, anathema.

Improve—Cultivate, correct, reform, rectify, amend, advance.

Impudent—insolent, bold, rude, saucy, impertinent, uncouth, shameless, immodest.

Impute—charge, attribute, ascribe.

Inability—disability, weakness, impotence.

Inactive—sluggish, lazy, idle, slothful, inert, drowsy.

Inadequate—insufficient, incompetent, unable, incapable.

Inattentive—negligent, heedless, careless, inadvertent, thoughtless, dilatory, remiss.

Incessantly—constantly, continually, unremittingly, unceasingly.

Incident—contingency, event, circumstance.

Incite—provoke, excite, stimulate, arouse, encourage, animate, aggravate.

Include—contain, enclose, comprise, embrace, comprehend.

Incommode—molest, disturb, inconvenience, trouble, annoy.

Incompetent—inapt, insufficient, incapable, inadequate, unsuitable.

Inconsistent—incongruous, ridiculous, contrary, absurd.

Inconstant—unstable, uncertain, fickle, variable, changeable, versatile.

Indecent—unbecoming, impudent, immodest, indelicate.

Indicate—show, mark, point out, reveal.

Indifferent—passive, neutral, regardless, unconcerned, impartial.

Indigence—poverty, need, want, penury.

Indigenous—native.

Indignation—temper, anger, displeasure, contempt, resentment, wrath.

Indiscretion—imprudence, folly, injudiciousness.

Indispensiable—important, essential, necessary.

Indisputable—undeniable, indubitable, unquestionable, incontrovertible, conclusive, settled.

Indistinct—confused, ambiguous, doubtful, dark.

Induce—persuade, lead, influence, urge, instigate, actuate.

Industrious—diligent, persevering, laborious, assiduous, active.

Inevitable—unayoidable, certain.

Inexorable—immoyable, unyielding, relentless, implacable.

Inexpedient—unsuitable, unfit, inconvenient.

Infect—taint, corrupt, defile, contaminate, pollute.

Inference—deduction, conclusion.

Inferior—less, lower, secondary, subservient, subordinate.

Infested—disturbed, troubled, plagued, annoyed.

Infinite—boundless, unbounded, illimitable, unlimited, immense, eternal.

Infirm—weak, sickly, decrepit, feeble, debilitated, imbecile.

Influence—authority, power, credit, favor, sway, persuasion.

Information—notice, intelligence, counsel, advice, instruction.

Ingenious—inventive, talented, skillful.

Ingenuity—Capacity, genius, invention, skill, talent.

Inhabit—dwell, occupy, reside, stay, abide, sojourn.

Inherent—innate, inborn, inbred.

Inhuman—cruel, barbarous, gavage, brutal.

Inquitous—unjust, evil, wicked, nefarious.

Injunction—order, command, mandate, precept.

Injure—harm, hurt, impair, damage, deteriorate.

Innate—natural, inherent, inbred, inborn.

Innocent—pure, blameless, guiltless, faultless, inoffensive, harmless, spotless.

Inordinate—immoderate, excessive, intemperate, irregular.

Inquisitive—curious, enquiring, anxious, prying.

Insanity—derangement, craziness, madness, lunacy, mania.

Insensibility—dullness, apathy, indifference, stupidity, torpor, imperceptibility.

Insidious—deceitful, sly, crafty, cunning, subtle, treacherous.

Insignificant—worthless, meaningless, inconsiderable, trivial, unimportant.

Insinuate—hint, suggest, intimate.

Insolent—insulting, abusive, rude, haughty, saucy, offensive, impertinent.

Inspire—animate, invigorate, cheer, enliven, exhilarate, suggest.

Instigate—tempt, incite, urge, encourage, impel, stimulate, move.

Instil—infuse, implant, sow.

Instruction—education, teaching, precept,suggestion, advice, counsel.

Insufficent—inadequate, incapable, incompetent, unfit, unsuitable, unable.

Insult—abuse, affront, outrage, contempt, insolence, indignity.

Integrity—purity, probity, truthfulness, uprightness, honesty.

Intellect—understanding, genius, ability, capacity, talent.

Intelligence—intimation, understanding, information, notice, knowledge, intellect.

Intemperate—excessive, immoderate, inordinate.

Intend—purpose, mean, design.

Intercede—mediate, interpose, interfere.

Interline—insert, alter, add, correct.

Intermission—Cessation, stop, rest, vacation, interruption.

Intermit—abate, suspend, subside, forbear.

Interpose—mediate, interfere, interpose, intermeddle.

Interpret—explain, demonstrate, elucidate, expound, decipher.

Interrogate—examine, question, inquire.

Interval—space, interstice, time.

Intervening—coming between, interposing, intermediate.

Intimidate—frighten, alarm, daunt, scare.

Intoxication—infatuation, inebriety, drunkenness.

Intractable—perverse, obstinate, stubborn, ungovernable, uncontrollable, unmanageable.

Intrepid—fearless, undaunted, bold, daring, valiant, courageous, brave.

Intrinsic—real, true, inherent, essential, inward, genuine.

Introductory—preliminary, previous, prefatory.

Intrude—invade, infringe, encroach, obtrude, entrench.

Intrust—confide, commit.

Invade—enter, attack, intrude, encroach, infringe.

Invalid—weak, sick, infirm, feeble, null, void.

Invalidate—weaken, injure, destroy, overthrow.

Invective—censure, abuse, railing, reproach, satire.

Invent—feign, fabricate, frame, conceive, discover, devise.

Invest—enclose, surround, confer, adorn, array, endow, endue.

Investigation—Search, examination, inquiry, scrutiny, research.

Inveterate—Obstinate, confirmed, constant, confirmed, fixed.

Invigorate—restore, strengthen, fortify.

Invincible—unyielding, unconquerable.

Involve—envelope, enwrap, entangle, implicate.

Irascible—irritable, hasty, fiery, hot, angry.

Ire—anger, temper, passion, wrath, resentment.

Irony—ridicule, sarcasm, satire, burlesque.