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in·cor·rect·ly adverb : in an incorrect manner

Synonyms

amiss, erroneously, faultily, improperly, inaptly, mistakenly, wrongly

in·cor·rect·ness noun : the quality or state of being incorrect

Synonyms

impropriety, indecency—more at IMPROPRIETY

in·cor·ri·gi·ble adjective : incapable of being corrected, amended, or reformed

— in·cor·ri·gi·bil·i·ty noun

— in·cor·ri·gi·bly adverb

Synonyms

hopeless, incurable, irredeemable, irremediable, unrecoverable, unredeemable—more at HOPELESS

in·cor·rupt·ible adjective 1 : not subject to decay or dissolution

2 : incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted

— in·cor·rupt·ibil·i·ty noun

— in·cor·rupt·ibly adverb

incr abbreviation increase; increased

1increase verb in·creased; in·creas·ing [ORIGIN: ME encresen, fr. AF encreistre, fr. L. increscere, fr. crescere to grow]

1 : to become greater : GROW

2 : to multiply by the production of young

3 : to make greater

— in·creas·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] accumulate, appreciate, balloon, build, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, rise, snowball, swell, wax; also rocket, skyrocket; heighten, intensify; blow up, distend, inflate; crest, peak, surge

Antonyms

contract, decrease, diminish, lessen, wane

[3] add, aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, compound, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, multiply, raise, swell, up; also skyrocket; blow up, dilate, distend, inflate; elongate, lengthen, prolong, protract; enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify; complement, supplement; beef (up), reinforce, strengthen; maximize; accumulate, amass, collect; follow up, parlay

Antonyms

abate, contract, decrease, diminish, lessen, lower, reduce, subtract (from)

2increase noun 1 : addition or enlargement in size, extent, or quantity : GROWTH

2 : something that is added to an original stock or amount (as by growth)

Synonyms

[1, 2] accretion, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, growth, increment, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, supplement; also accumulation; complement; appendix, continuation, extension uptrend, upturn; jump

Antonyms

abatement, decrease, lessening, lowering, reduction

in·cred·i·ble adjective : too extraordinary and improbable to be believed; also : hard to believe

— in·cred·i·bil·i·ty noun

— in·cred·i·bly adverb

Synonyms

fantastic, implausible, inconceivable, unbelievable, unconvincing, unimaginable, unthinkable; also doubtful, dubious, fishy, flimsy, questionable, suspect, unlikely, unreasonable; hopeless, impossible; absurd, outlandish, preposterous, ridiculous; indefensible, insupportable, untenable

Antonyms

believable, conceivable, convincing, credible, imaginable, plausible

in·cred·u·lous adjective 1 : unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : SKEPTICAL

2 : expressing disbelief

— in·cre·du·li·ty noun

— in·cred·u·lous·ly adverb

Synonyms

distrustful, leery, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious—more at SKEPTICAL

in·cre·ment noun 1 : the action or process of increasing esp. in quantity or value : ENLARGEMENT; also : QUANTITY

2 : something gained or added; especially : one of a series of regular consecutive additions

Synonyms

accretion, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increase, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, supplement—more at INCREASE

in·cre·men·tal adjective : of, relating to, being, or occurring in esp. small increments

— in·cre·men·tal·ly adverb

in·crim·i·nate verb -nat·ed; -nat·ing : to charge with or prove involvement in a crime or fault : ACCUSE

— in·crim·i·na·tion noun

— in·crim·i·na·to·ry adjective

Synonyms

accuse, charge, indict—more at ACCUSE

incrust variant of ENCRUST

in·crus·ta·tion noun 1 : CRUST; also : an accumulation (as of habits, opinions, or customs) resembling a crust

2 : the act of encrusting : the state of being encrusted

in·cu·bate verb -bat·ed; -bat·ing : to sit on (eggs) to hatch by the warmth of the body; also : to keep (as an embryo) under conditions favorable for development