Words that rhyme with instant

• absorbent 0
  adj 1: having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge" [syn: absorbent, absorptive] [ant: nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive] n 1: a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance [syn: absorbent material, absorbent]
• abundant 0
  adj 1: present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water" [ant: scarce]
• acceptant 0
  adj 1: accepting willingly; "acceptive of every new idea"; "an acceptant type of mind" [syn: acceptive, acceptant]
• accident 0
  n 1: an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury 2: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity" [syn: accident, stroke, fortuity, chance event]
• accordant 0
  adj 1: being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; "a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy [ant: discordant] 2: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" [syn: accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, concordant]
• accountant 0
  n 1: someone who maintains and audits business accounts [syn: accountant, comptroller, controller]
• adjutant 0
  n 1: an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer [syn: adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp] 2: large Indian stork with a military gait [syn: adjutant bird, adjutant, adjutant stork, Leptoptilus dubius]
• adsorbent 0
  adj 1: having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface [syn: adsorbent, adsorptive, surface-assimilative] [ant: nonadsorbent, nonadsorptive] n 1: a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance [syn: adsorbent, adsorbent material]
• advertent 0
  adj 1: giving attention [syn: advertent, heedful]
• affiant 0
  n 1: a person who makes an affidavit
• affluent 0
  adj 1: having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value; "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations" [syn: affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy] n 1: an affluent person; a person who is financially well off; "the so-called emerging affluents" 2: a branch that flows into the main stream [syn: feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent] [ant: distributary]
• annuitant 0
  n 1: the recipient of an annuity
• antecedent 0
  adj 1: preceding in time or order [ant: subsequent] n 1: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) [syn: ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root] [ant: descendant, descendent] 2: a preceding occurrence or cause or event 3: anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience" [syn: antecedent, forerunner] 4: the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
• anticipant 0
  adj 1: marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: anticipant, anticipative, expectant] n 1: one who anticipates [syn: anticipator, anticipant]
• antioxidant 0
  n 1: substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides
• appetent 0
  adj 1: marked by eager desire; "a big rich appetent Western city"
• applicant 0
  n 1: a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission [syn: applicant, applier]
• ardent 0
  adj 1: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn: ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid] 2: characterized by strong enthusiasm; "ardent revolutionaries"; "warm support" [syn: ardent, warm] 3: glowing or shining like fire; "from rank to rank she darts her ardent eyes"- Alexander Pope; "frightened by his ardent burning eyes"
• arrogant 0
  adj 1: having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock" [syn: arrogant, chesty, self-important]
• ascendant 0
  adj 1: tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin [syn: ascendant, ascendent, ascensive] 2: most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" [syn: ascendant, ascendent, dominating] n 1: position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" [syn: ascendant, ascendent] 2: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) [syn: ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root] [ant: descendant, descendent]
• assistant 0
  adj 1: of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another [syn: adjunct, assistant] n 1: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" [syn: assistant, helper, help, supporter]
• attendant 0
  adj 1: being present (at meeting or event etc.) "attendant members of the congreation" 2: following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" [syn: attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent] n 1: someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another [syn: attendant, attender, tender] 2: a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees" [syn: attendant, attender, attendee, meeter] 3: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another [syn: accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence]
• bacchant 0
  n 1: someone who engages in drinking bouts [syn: drunken reveler, drunken reveller, bacchanal, bacchant] 2: a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus [syn: bacchant, bacchanal] 3: (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus
• blatant 0
  adj 1: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion" [syn: blatant, blazing, conspicuous] 2: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous]
• client 0
  n 1: a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer 2: someone who pays for goods or services [syn: customer, client] 3: (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network [syn: node, client, guest]
• coexistent 0
  adj 1: existing at the same time [syn: coexistent, coexisting]
• coincident 0
  adj 1: occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of coincident events" [syn: coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, co-occurrent, cooccurring, simultaneous] 2: matching point for point; "coincident circles"
• combatant 0
  adj 1: engaging in or ready for combat n 1: someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper]
• commandant 0
  n 1: an officer in command of a military unit [syn: commanding officer, commandant, commander]
• communicant 0
  n 1: a person entitled to receive Communion
• competent 0
  adj 1: properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient; "a competent typist" [ant: incompetent] 2: adequate for the purpose; "a competent performance" 3: legally qualified or sufficient; "a competent court"; "competent testimony" [ant: incompetent, unqualified]
• compliant 0
  adj 1: disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will" [ant: defiant, noncompliant]
• concomitant 0
  adj 1: following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" [syn: attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent] n 1: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another [syn: accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence]
• concordant 0
  adj 1: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" [syn: accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, concordant] 2: being of the same opinion [syn: concordant, concurring(a)]
• confident 0
  adj 1: having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment" [ant: diffident, shy, timid, unsure] 2: persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win" [syn: convinced(p), positive(p), confident(p)] 3: not liable to error in judgment or action; "most surefooted of the statesmen who dealt with the depression"- Walter Lippman; "demonstrates a surefooted storytelling talent"- Michiko Kakutani [syn: confident, surefooted, sure- footed]
• confluent 0
  adj 1: flowing together [syn: confluent, merging(a)] n 1: a branch that flows into the main stream [syn: feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent] [ant: distributary]
• congregant 0
  n 1: a member of a congregation (especially that of a church or synagogue)
• congruent 0
  adj 1: corresponding in character or kind [syn: congruous, congruent] [ant: incongruous] 2: coinciding when superimposed [ant: incongruent]
• consistent 0
  adj 1: (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR [ant: inconsistent] 2: capable of being reproduced; "astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained" [syn: reproducible, consistent] [ant: irreproducible, unreproducible] 3: marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument" [syn: coherent, consistent, logical, ordered] [ant: incoherent] 4: the same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product" [syn: consistent, uniform]
• constant 0
  adj 1: unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "principles of unvarying validity" [syn: changeless, constant, invariant, unvarying] 2: steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; "a man constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover"; "constant as the northern star" [ant: inconstant] 3: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" [syn: ceaseless, constant, incessant, never- ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting] n 1: a quantity that does not vary [syn: constant, constant quantity, invariable] 2: a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context; "the velocity of light is a constant"
• constituent 0
  adj 1: constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) [syn: constituent(a), constitutional, constitutive(a), organic] n 1: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" [syn: component, constituent, element] 2: a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected" 3: something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" [syn: part, portion, component part, component, constituent] 4: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction [syn: constituent, grammatical constituent] 5: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient]
• consultant 0
  n 1: an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala" [syn: adviser, advisor, consultant]
• contestant 0
  n 1: a person who participates in competitions 2: a person who dissents from some established policy [syn: dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant]
• continuant 0
  adj 1: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') [syn: fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident] n 1: consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract [syn: continuant consonant, continuant] [ant: occlusive, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant]
• correspondent 0
  adj 1: similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar" [syn: analogous, correspondent] n 1: someone who communicates by means of letters [syn: correspondent, letter writer] 2: a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media [syn: correspondent, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newswriter, pressman]
• cosecant 0
  n 1: ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right- angled triangle [syn: cosecant, cosec]
• counterirritant 0
  n 1: a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation
• decadent 0
  adj 1: marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals" [syn: decadent, effete] n 1: a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
• decedent 0
  n 1: someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done" [syn: dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent, departed]
• decongestant 0
  n 1: a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
• decumbent 0
  adj 1: lying down; in a position of comfort or rest [syn: accumbent, decumbent, recumbent]
• defendant 0
  n 1: a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused [syn: defendant, suspect] [ant: complainant, plaintiff]
• defiant 0
  adj 1: boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude" [syn: defiant, noncompliant] [ant: compliant]
• dependant 0
  adj 1: contingent on something else [syn: dependent, dependant, qualified] 2: addicted to a drug [syn: dependent, dependant, drug- addicted, hooked, strung-out] n 1: a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) [syn: dependant, dependent]
• dependent 0
  adj 1: relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" [ant: independent] 2: contingent on something else [syn: dependent, dependant, qualified] 3: (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence" [syn: dependent, subordinate] [ant: independent, main(a)] 4: held from above; "a pendant bunch of grapes" [syn: pendent, pendant, dependent] 5: being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince" [syn: subject, dependent] 6: addicted to a drug [syn: dependent, dependant, drug- addicted, hooked, strung-out] n 1: a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) [syn: dependant, dependent]
• descendant 0
  adj 1: going or coming down [syn: descendant, descendent] 2: proceeding by descent from an ancestor; "descendent gene" [syn: descendant, descendent] n 1: a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race [syn: descendant, descendent] [ant: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root]
• descendent 0
  adj 1: going or coming down [syn: descendant, descendent] 2: proceeding by descent from an ancestor; "descendent gene" [syn: descendant, descendent] n 1: a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race [syn: descendant, descendent] [ant: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root]
• desiccant 0
  n 1: a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) [syn: desiccant, drying agent, drier, siccative]
• despondent 0
  adj 1: without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back" [syn: despondent, heartsick]
• diffident 0
  adj 1: showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture" 2: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: diffident, shy, timid, unsure] [ant: confident]
• discordant 0
  adj 1: not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas" [ant: accordant] 2: lacking in harmony [syn: discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic]
• disinfectant 0
  adj 1: preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms [syn: bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal] n 1: an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease [syn: disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial]
• dissident 0
  adj 1: characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards [syn: dissident, heretical, heterodox] 2: disagreeing, especially with a majority [syn: dissentient, dissenting(a), dissident] n 1: a person who dissents from some established policy [syn: dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant]
• distant 0
  adj 1: separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" [ant: close] 2: far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" [syn: distant, remote] [ant: close] 3: remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" [syn: aloof, distant, upstage] 4: separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" [syn: distant, remote, removed] 5: located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars" [syn: distant, remote]
• effluent 0
  adj 1: that is flowing outward [syn: effluent, outflowing] n 1: water mixed with waste matter [syn: effluent, wastewater, sewer water]
• elegant 0
  adj 1: refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid" [ant: inelegant] 2: suggesting taste, ease, and wealth [syn: elegant, graceful, refined] 3: displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution; "an elegant dancer"; "an elegant mathematical solution -- simple and precise"
• equidistant 0
  adj 1: the same distance apart at every point
• evident 0
  adj 1: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view" [syn: apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable] 2: capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior" [syn: discernible, evident, observable]
• excitant 0
  adj 1: (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate [syn: excitant, excitative, excitatory] n 1: a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process [syn: stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant]
• existent 0
  adj 1: having existence or being or actuality; "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran" [syn: existent, existing] [ant: nonexistent] 2: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow [syn: real, existent] [ant: unreal] 3: presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions" [syn: actual, existent] [ant: possible, potential]
• exorbitant 0
  adj 1: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending" [syn: exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious]
• expectant 0
  adj 1: marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: anticipant, anticipative, expectant] 2: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" [syn: big(p), enceinte, expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)]
• extant 0
  adj 1: still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; "extant manuscripts"; "specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk"- Edward Clodd [ant: extinct, nonextant]
• extravagant 0
  adj 1: unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed" [syn: excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening] 2: recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" [syn: extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift]
• exultant 0
  adj 1: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant]
• flippant 0
  adj 1: showing inappropriate levity [syn: flippant, light- minded]
• fluent 0
  adj 1: smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina" [syn: fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth] 2: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn: eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken]
• fondant 0
  n 1: candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste
• fumigant 0
  n 1: a chemical substance used in fumigation
• guardant 0
  adj 1: looking forward [syn: guardant(ip), gardant(ip), full-face]
• habitant 0
  n 1: a person who inhabits a particular place [syn: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller]
• hesitant 0
  adj 1: lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly [syn: hesitant, hesitating]
• impeccant 0
  adj 1: free from sin [syn: impeccant, innocent, sinless]
• impendent 0
  adj 1: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement" [syn: at hand(p), close at hand(p), imminent, impendent, impending]
• impenitent 0
  adj 1: not penitent or remorseful [syn: impenitent, unrepentant, unremorseful] [ant: penitent, repentant] 2: impervious to moral persuasion
• important 0
  adj 1: of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" [syn: important, of import] [ant: unimportant] 2: important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" [syn: significant, important] [ant: insignificant, unimportant] 3: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women" [syn: crucial, important] [ant: noncrucial] 4: having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner" [syn: authoritative, important] 5: having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office"
• impotent 0
  adj 1: lacking power or ability; "Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage" [ant: potent, stiff, strong] 2: (of a male) unable to copulate [ant: potent, virile]
• improvident 0
  adj 1: not provident; not providing for the future [ant: provident] 2: not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt" [syn: ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident, shortsighted]
• imprudent 0
  adj 1: not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger [ant: prudent] 2: lacking wise self-restraint; "an imprudent remark"
• impudent 0
  adj 1: marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" [syn: impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed, flip] 2: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!" [syn: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise]
• inadvertent 0
  adj 1: happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally ; "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting" [syn: accidental, inadvertent]
• incident 0
  adj 1: falling or striking of light rays on something; "incident light" 2: (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change" [syn: incidental, incident] [ant: basic] n 1: a single distinct event 2: a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"
• incompetent 0
  adj 1: legally not qualified or sufficient; "a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses" [syn: incompetent, unqualified] [ant: competent] 2: not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent" [ant: competent] 3: showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" [syn: bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent] 4: not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess" [syn: incompetent, unskilled] 5: not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him" [syn: incapable, incompetent, unequal to(p)] n 1: someone who is not competent to take effective action [syn: incompetent, incompetent person]
• inconsistent 0
  adj 1: displaying a lack of consistency; "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap" [ant: consistent] 2: not capable of being made consistent or harmonious; "inconsistent accounts" 3: not in agreement [syn: discrepant, inconsistent]
• inconstant 0
  adj 1: likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; "inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon"- Shakespeare [ant: constant]
• incumbent 0
  adj 1: lying or leaning on something else; "an incumbent geological formation" 2: necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding; "it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts" 3: currently holding an office; "the incumbent governor" n 1: the official who holds an office [syn: incumbent, officeholder]
• independent 0
  adj 1: free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism" [ant: dependent] 2: (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn: autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign] 3: (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb" [syn: independent, main(a)] [ant: dependent, subordinate] 4: not controlled by a party or interest group n 1: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) [syn: mugwump, independent, fencesitter] 2: a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them [syn: freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed person]
• inelegant 0
  adj 1: lacking in refinement or grace or good taste [ant: elegant]
• influent 0
  adj 1: flowing inward [syn: inflowing, influent]
• inhabitant 0
  n 1: a person who inhabits a particular place [syn: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller]

See also instant definition and instant synonyms