Words That Start With

I

English words beginning with “I” — sorted by frequency

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🟩 5-Letter Words Starting With I

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All Words Starting With I

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Word	Letters	Syllables	Type	Definition
indifferent	11	3	noun	Ambivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic.
insidious	9	4		Causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner.
indignation	11	4	noun	An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice.
intrinsic	9	3	noun	Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
integrity	9	4	noun	Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
indolent	8	3		Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor.
inexorable	10	5		Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.
insight	7	2	noun	Power of acute observation and deduction
inscrutable	11	4	noun	Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
insouciant	10	3		Casually unconcerned; carefree, indifferent, nonchalant.
indignant	9	3		Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.
intense	7	2		Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
incredulity	11	5	noun	Unwillingness or inability to believe; doubt about the truth or verisimilitude of something; disbelief.
innate	6	2	verb	Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
incongruous	11	4		Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
induce	6	2	verb	(transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
incisive	8	3		Intelligently analytical and concise. (of a person or mental process)
inane	5	2	noun	Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
innocuous	9	4		Harmless; producing no ill effect.
incite	6	2	verb	(transitive) To call into action.
insensate	9	3	noun	Senseless; foolish; irrational; thoughtless.
insipid	7	3		Flat; lacking character or definition.
intimate	8	3	verb	Closely acquainted; familiar.
inert	5	2	noun	Unable to move or act; inanimate.
intricate	9	3	verb	Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity.
inclination	11	4	noun	A tendency.
inadvertently	13	5		Unintentionally; because of an oversight.
incredulous	11	4		Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe.
indifference	12	4	noun	The state of being indifferent.
indispensable	13	5	noun	Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.
indicate	8	3	verb	(transitive, sometimes with 'of') To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
inept	5	2		Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
incessant	9	3		Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.
indistinct	10	3		(of an image etc) not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim
incorporeal	11	4	noun	Having no material form or physical substance.
intrepid	8	3		Fearless; bold; brave.
incensed	8	2		Enraged; infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.
inevitably	10	5		In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
integral	8	3	noun	Constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable.
incorporate	11	4	verb	(transitive) To include (something) as a part.
intriguing	10	3	noun	Causing a desire to know more; mysterious.
inertia	7	3	noun	(physics, uncountable or countable) The property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion; equivalent to its mass.
inchoate	8	2	verb	Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
indulgence	10	3	noun	The act of indulging.
inadequate	10	4	noun	Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
indulgent	9	3		Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing;
intelligent	11	4	noun	Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
intuitive	9	4	noun	Easily understood or grasped by intuition.
insolent	8	3	noun	Rude.
incomprehensible	16	6	noun	Impossible or very difficult to understand.
insightful	10	3		Possessing insight; percipient.
inscient	8	2		Lacking knowledge; ignorant.
indeterminate	13	5	noun	Not accurately determined or determinable.
introspection	13	4	noun	(psychology) A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states.
ineluctable	11	5		Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible.
intrigue	8	2	noun	(transitive) To arouse the interest of; to fascinate.
indolence	9	3	noun	Habitual laziness or sloth.
intrinsically	13	5		In an intrinsic manner; internally; essentially.
indignance	10	3	noun	indignation
ineffable	9	4		Beyond expression in words; unspeakable.
inexplicable	12	5	noun	Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.
inadvertent	11	4		Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious.
inevitable	10	5	noun	Impossible to avoid or prevent.
insignificant	13	5	noun	Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect.
intimacy	8	4	noun	(uncountable, countable) Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.
innovative	10	4		Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.
inclined	8	2		Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
incarnate	9	3	verb	(traditionally postpositive, now frequently prepositive) Embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form; personified.
instigate	9	3	verb	(transitive) To bring about by urging or encouraging.
incapacitated	13	6		Rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action.
incarnation	11	4	noun	A living being embodying a deity or spirit.
incipient	9	4	noun	In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.
incendiary	10	5	noun	Capable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.
individuality	13	7	noun	(uncountable) The characteristics that contribute to the differentiation or distinction of someone or something from a group of otherwise comparable identity.
ineptitude	10	4	noun	The quality of being inept.
inexorably	10	5		In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.
incessive	9	3		Continual or successive; unceasing.
integration	11	4	noun	The act or process of making whole or entire.
incompetent	11	4	noun	Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully.
individual	10	5	noun	A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
incandescent	12	4	noun	Emitting light as a result of being heated.
insurgent	9	3	noun	One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.
incredible	10	4		(figurative) Amazing; astonishing; awe-inspiring.
incognizant	11	4		Lacking knowledge; unaware (of)
integrate	9	3	verb	(transitive) To include as a constituent part or functionality.
indigent	8	3	noun	Poor; destitute; in need.
insinuation	11	5	noun	That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
insistent	9	3		Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
inebriated	10	5		Behaving as though affected by alcohol including exhilaration, and a dumbed or stupefied manner.
intellection	12	4	noun	(uncountable) The mental activity or process of grasping with the intellect; apprehension by the mind; understanding.
intuition	9	4	noun	Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
institute	9	3	noun	An organization founded to promote a cause
indomitable	11	5		Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.
inconsequential	15	5	noun	Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.
insolence	9	3	noun	Contemptible, ill-mannered conduct; insulting: arrogant, bold behaviour or attitude.
interest	8	2	noun	(uncountable) A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
interaction	11	4	noun	A conversation or exchange between people.
independent	11	4	noun	Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
incur	5	2	verb	(transitive) To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.
interpret	9	3	verb	To explain or tell the meaning of; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms. applied especially to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.
incorrigible	12	5	noun	Unmanageable; impervious to correction by punishment or pain.
ineffectual	11	5		Unable or insufficient to produce effect.
interpretation	14	5	noun	(countable) An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.
intangible	10	4	noun	Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
indulge	7	2	verb	(intransitive, often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.
intensify	9	4	verb	(intransitive) To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing power or energy.
interminable	12	5	noun	Existing or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending.
inconspicuous	13	4		Not prominent nor easily noticeable.
inattentive	11	4		Of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.
insincere	9	3		Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial; factitious.
indecipherable	14	6		Not decipherable; impossible to decode, read, understand or comprehend.
intertwined	11	3		(figurative) Inextricably related or relevant.
index	5	2	noun	An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
interval	8	3	noun	A period of time.
incubus	7	3	noun	(mediaeval folklore) An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
interesting	11	3		Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.
inspect	7	2	verb	To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.
indelible	9	4		(figurative) Incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten.
indignity	9	4	noun	an affront to one's dignity or pride
industrious	11	4		Hard-working and persistent.