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in·ac·cu·rate adjective : not accurate

Synonyms

erroneous, false, incorrect, inexact, invalid, off, unsound, untrue, wrong—more at FALSE

in·ac·tion noun : not occupied or employed

Synonyms

dormancy, idleness, inactivity, inertness, quiescence; also indolence, languor, lassitude, laziness, lethargy, listlessness, sleepiness, sloth, sluggishness

Antonyms

action, activeness, activity

in·ac·ti·vate verb : to make inactive

— in·ac·ti·va·tion noun

in·ac·tive : not active, energetic, or in use

Synonyms

dull, inert, lethargic, quiescent, sleepy, sluggish, torpid; also apathetic, indolent, languorous, lazy, listless, slothful; dormant, inanimate, motionless, sedentary, static, still; dead; dopey, drugged

Antonyms

active

dead, dormant, fallow, free, idle, inert, inoperative, latent, off, vacant; also arrested, interrupted; asleep, lifeless, quiescent, sleepy; inoperable, unusable, unworkable, useless; dead, dull, slow

Antonyms

active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, on, operating, operative, running, working

in·ac·tiv·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being inactive

Synonyms

dormancy, idleness, inaction, inertness, quiescence—more at INACTION

in·ad·e·qua·cy noun : the quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient

Synonyms

dearth, deficiency, deficit, failure, famine, insufficiency, lack, paucity, poverty, scantiness, scarcity, shortage, want—more at DEFICIENCY

impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, ineptitude—more at INABILITY

in·ad·e·quate adjective : not adequate : INSUFFICIENT

— in·ad·e·quate·ly adverb

— in·ad·e·quate·ness noun

Synonyms

deficient, insufficient, scarce, short, shy, wanting—more at SHORT

in·ad·ver·tent adjective 1 : HEEDLESS, INATTENTIVE

2 : not intentional : UNINTENTIONAL

— in·ad·ver·tence noun

— in·ad·ver·ten·cy noun

— in·ad·ver·tent·ly adverb

in·alien·able adjective : incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred <~ rights>

— in·alien·abil·i·ty noun

— in·alien·ably adverb

in·amo·ra·ta noun : a woman with whom one is in love

inane adjective inan·er; -est 1 : EMPTY, INSUBSTANTIAL

2 : lacking significance, meaning, or point

inan·i·ty noun 1 : the quality or state of being inane

2 : something that is inane

Synonyms

[1, 2] absurdity, asininity, balminess, craziness, daftness, fatuity, folly, foolishness, insanity, lunacy, madness, silliness, simplicity, zaniness

in·an·i·mate adjective : not animate or animated : lacking the qualities of living things

— in·an·i·mate·ly adverb

— in·an·i·mate·ness noun

in·ap·pre·cia·ble adjective : too small to be perceived

— in·ap·pre·cia·bly adverb

Synonyms

impalpable, imperceptible, indistinguishable—more at IMPERCEPTIBLE

in·ap·pro·pri·ate adjective : not appropriate or in good taste

in·apt adjective 1 : not suitable

2 : inappropriate or incompetent often to an absurd degree : INEPT

— in·apt·ness noun

Synonyms

[1, 2] graceless, improper, incongruous, incorrect, indecorous, inept, infelicitous, unbecoming, unfit, unhappy, unseemly, unsuitable, wrong

in·apt·ly adverb : in an inapt manner

Synonyms

amiss, erroneously, faultily, improperly, incorrectly, mistakenly, wrongly

in·ar·tic·u·late adjective 1 : not understandable as spoken words

2 : incapable of speech esp. under stress of emotion : MUTE

3 : incapable of being expressed by speech; also : UNSPOKEN

4 : not having the power of distinct utterance or effective expression

— in·ar·tic·u·late·ly adverb

Synonyms

dumb, mute, speechless, voiceless—more at MUTE

in·as·much as conjunction : seeing that : SINCE

in·at·ten·tion noun : failure to pay attention : DISREGARD

in·at·ten·tive adjective : not paying attention : not attentive

1inaugural adjective 1 : of or relating to an inauguration

2 : marking a beginning

Synonyms

first, initial, maiden, original, pioneer, premier—more at FIRST

2inaugural noun 1 : an inaugural address

2 : an act of inaugurating : INAUGURATION; especially