Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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innocence

noun inexperience of evil

or unpleasant things

» The baby’s face was

a picture of innocence.

gullibility, inexperience,

naivety, simplicity,

artlessness,

ingenuousness,

unworldliness

innocent^1

adjective not guilty of a crime

» The man had an alibi and

was clearly innocent.

blameless, clear, not guilty

antonym: guilty

innocent^2

adjective without experience

of evil or unpleasant things

» They were so young

and innocent.

childlike, guileless, naive,

pure, spotless, artless,

ingenuous, unworldly

insane

adjective mad » I would

go insane if I stayed indoors

every day.

crazy, deranged, mad,

mentally ill, out of your

mind, unhinged

insert

verb to put something into

something else » Emil

inserted the key into the lock.

enter, implant, introduce,

place, put, set

inside

adjective surrounded by the

main part and often hidden

» On the ship we had an

inside cabin with no window.

inner, innermost, interior,

internal

antonym: outside

insides

plural noun (informal) the parts

inside your body » My insides

ached from eating too much.

entrails, guts, innards,

internal organs, viscera,

vitals

insignificant

adjective small and

unimportant » I grew up in

a small, insignificant village.

irrelevant, little, minor,

petty, trifling, trivial,

unimportant,

inconsequential

antonym: significant

insincere

adjective saying things you do

not mean » Eric told Ida what

she wanted to hear, but his

words were insincere.

deceitful, dishonest,

false, two-faced

antonym: sincere

insist

verb to demand something

forcefully » My mother always

insists that I eat everything on

my plate.

demand, press, urge

inspect

verb to examine something

carefully » Alice inspected

her salad for caterpillars.

check, examine, eye,

investigate, scan, survey,

audit, scrutinize, vet

informal

adjective relaxed and casual

» The party was informal

so they wore shorts.

casual, colloquial, easy,

familiar, natural, relaxed

antonym: formal

information

noun the details you know

about something

» Our teacher would not

give us any information

about the exam questions.

data, drum (Australia;

informal), facts, info (slang),

knowledge, material,

news, notice, word

inform on

verb to tell the police about

someone who has committed

a crime » Somebody must

have informed on the vandals.

betray, denounce, grass on

(Britain; slang), snitch (slang),

tell on (informal)

ingredient

noun a thing that something

is made from » Lisa bought

the necessary ingredients to

bake a cake.

component, constituent,

element

inhabit

verb to live in a place

» The people who inhabit

these islands are used to

the cold.

dwell, live, lodge, occupy,

populate, reside (formal)

inhabitant

noun someone who lives in

a place » I am an inhabitant

of Norway.

citizen, inmate, native,

occupant, resident

inheritance

noun something that is passed

on » The house will be his

son’s inheritance.

bequest, heritage, legacy

injure

verb to damage part

of someone’s body

» The dog had injured its leg.

harm, hurt, maim, wound

injury

noun damage to part

of the body » Although the cat

fell from quite high up, it had

suffered no injuries.

damage, harm, wound

injustice

noun unfairness and lack

of justice » The players

complained about the

injustice of the referee.

bias, discrimination,

inequality, prejudice,

unfairness, wrong

antonym: justice

Lisa bought the necessary

ingredients to bake a cake.

The party was informal so they

wore shorts.

The dog had injured its leg.

My insides ached from eating

too much.

Emil inserted the key into

the lock.

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