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sinuous, tortuous, twisting, winding; meandering, rambling, wandering; long-winded, prolix, verbose; deceitful, deceptive, devious, dishonest, insidious, misleading, sneaky, underhand, underhanded; calculating, crafty, cunning, subtle, tricky

Antonyms

direct, straight, straightforward

in·dis·creet adjective : not discreet : IMPRUDENT

— in·dis·creet·ly adverb

Synonyms

ill-advised, imprudent, tactless, unwise; also dumb, idiotic, moronic, stupid; inconsiderate, thoughtless; ill-mannered, improper, inappropriate, indecorous, unbecoming, uncivil, unseemly; foolish, harebrained, nonsensical, preposterous, senseless, silly

Antonyms

advisable, discreet, judicious, prudent, tactful, wise

in·dis·cre·tion noun 1 : IMPRUDENCE

2 : something marked by lack of discretion; especially : an act deviating from accepted morality

Synonyms

familiarity, gaffe, impropriety—more at IMPROPRIETY

in·dis·crim·i·nate adjective 1 : not marked by discrimination or careful distinction

2 : HAPHAZARD, RANDOM

3 : UNRESTRAINED

4 : MOTLEY

— in·dis·crim·i·nate·ly adverb

in·dis·pens·able adjective : absolutely essential : REQUISITE

— in·dis·pens·abil·i·ty noun

— indispensable noun

— in·dis·pens·ably adverb

Synonyms

essential, imperative, integral, necessary, needful, requisite, vital—more at ESSENTIAL

in·dis·posed adjective 1 : slightly ill

2 : having an active feeling of reluctance or dislike : AVERSE

Synonyms

[1] bad, down, ill, peaked, punk, sick, unhealthy, unsound, unwell—more at SICK

[2] afraid, dubious, hesitant, reluctant—more at HESITANT

in·dis·po·si·tion noun : the condition of being indisposed: as

a : slight aversion

b : a usu. slight illness

in·dis·put·able adjective : not disputable : UNQUESTIONABLE <~ proof>

Synonyms

incontestable, indubitable, irrefutable, unanswerable, undeniable, unquestionable—more at IRREFUTABLE

in·dis·put·ably adverb : not open to question

Synonyms

certainly, definitely, doubtless, incontestably, indeed, really, surely, truly, undeniably, undoubtedly, unquestionably—more at INDEED

in·dis·sol·u·ble adjective : not capable of being dissolved, undone, or broken : PERMANENT

in·dis·tinct adjective 1 : not sharply outlined or separable : BLURRED, FAINT, DIM

2 : not readily distinguishable

— in·dis·tinct·ly adverb

— in·dis·tinct·ness noun

Synonyms

bleary, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinguishable, murky, nebulous, obscure, opaque, shadowy, unclear, undefined, undetermined, vague—more at FAINT

in·dis·tin·guish·able adjective : not distinguishable: as

a : indeterminate in shape or structure

b : not clearly recognizable or understandable

c : lacking identifying or individualizing qualities

Synonyms

[b] impalpable, imperceptible, inappreciable—more at IMPERCEPTIBLE

[c] duplicate, equal, even, identical, same—more at SAME

in·dite verb in·dit·ed; in·dit·ing : COMPOSE <~ a poem>; also : to put in writing <~ a letter>

in·di·um noun : a malleable silvery metallic chemical element

indiv abbreviation individual

1individual adjective 1 : of, relating to, or associated with an individual <~ traits>

2 : being an individual : existing as an indivisible whole

3 : intended for one person

4 : SEPARATE <~ copies>

5 : having marked individuality

— in·di·vid·u·al·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] particular, peculiar, personal, private, separate, singular, unique; also characteristic, distinctive, intimate; identifying, idiosyncratic; special, specific; independent, nonconformist, self-sufficient; custom, customized, specialized

Antonyms

general, generic, public, popular, shared, universal

[5] different, respective, separate—more at SEPARATE

2individual noun 1 : a single member of a category : a particular person, animal, or thing

2 : a single human being

Synonyms

[1] being, entity, object, substance, thing—more at ENTITY

[2] being, body, creature, customer, human, party, person, sort, soul, specimen, thing—more at HUMAN

in·di·vid·u·al·ise British variant