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Creative Writing - Book of Thesaurus

The document lists synonyms and antonyms for a variety of words starting with letters I through K. It provides alternative words that have similar or opposite meanings to help expand one's vocabulary. Some examples included are intent/flexible, intelligent/dull, and knotted/separate. The word lists continue with additional letters further in the alphabet.
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Creative Writing - Book of Thesaurus

The document lists synonyms and antonyms for a variety of words starting with letters I through K. It provides alternative words that have similar or opposite meanings to help expand one's vocabulary. Some examples included are intent/flexible, intelligent/dull, and knotted/separate. The word lists continue with additional letters further in the alphabet.
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Intent

Synonyms: decided, hell-bent, preoccupied, resolved, alert

Antonyms: flexible, indefinite, soft, trivial, unfixed

Intelligent

Synonyms: astute, brainy, bright, brilliant, creative

Antonyms: dark, dull, ignorant, normal, old

Inconclusive

Synonyms: ambiguous, deficient, uncertain, unconvincing, unsettled

Antonyms: adequate, certain, clear, perfect, sure

Incredible

Synonyms: absurd, improbable, ridiculous, unbelievable, unimaginable

Antonyms: sensible, reasonable, imaginable, believable, plausible

Innocent

Synonyms: pure, legitimate, virtuous, legitimate, honest

Antonyms: guilty, bad, immoral, sinful, stained

Informal

Synonyms: intimate, unofficial, relaxed, spontaneous, straightforward

Antonyms: buttoned-up, ceremonious, dressed up, rigid, official

Insecure

Synonyms: afraid, anxious, apprehensive, hesitant, unsure

Antonyms: at ease, calm, certain, collected, composed

Immoral

Synonyms: corrupt, depraved, dishonest, indecent, shameless

Antonyms: clean, decent, ethical, good, honest


Inferior

Synonyms: lesser, secondary, bottom, junior, less

Antonyms: chief, important, best, better, extra-ordinary

Intentional

Synonyms: calculated, premeditated, wilful, voluntary, designed

Antonyms: involuntary, unwilling, accident unintentional, unplanned

Igneous

Synonyms: blazing, burning, excitable, fierce, flaming

Antonyms: apathetic, calm, cold, gentle, mild

Infatuated

Synonyms: beguiled, enamored, captivated, fascinated, intoxicated

Antonyms: disenchanted, uninterested, despising, hating, averse

Inborn

Synonyms: hereditary, congenital, innate, instinctive, intuitive

Antonyms: acquired, learned, extrinsic, meditated, inheritable

Irresponsible

Synonyms: immature, immoral, thoughtless, feckless, capricious

Antonyms: accountable, liable, careful, responsible, trustworthy

Invincible

Synonyms: bulletproof, impassable, invulnerable, irresistible, unbeatable

Antonyms: beatable, breakable, conquerable, destructible

Impure

Synonyms: unclean, alloyed, coarse, contaminated, admixed

Antonyms: chaste, clean, impeccable, pure, sterile

Impressive

Synonyms: dramatic, exciting, extraordinary, important, intense

Antonyms: common, insignificant, little, mild, moderate


Illegal

Synonyms: banned, criminal, illegitimate, illicit, irregular

Antonyms: authorized, blessed, ethical, good, lawful

Idiotic

Synonyms: crazy, dumb, foolish, insane, silly

Antonyms: balanced, careful, cautions, reasonable, sensible

Ironic

Synonyms: arrogant, caustic, mocking, ridiculous, satiric

Antonyms: gentle, good-humored, polite, smooth, genial

J
Juvenile

Synonyms: youthful, adolescent, blooming, budding, developing

Antonyms: experienced, mature, old, shrinking, adult

Jealous

Synonyms: anxious, attentive, resentful, possessive, intolerant

Antonyms: calm, content, unworried, confident, satisfied

Joyful

Synonyms: cheerful, ecstatic, elated, enjoyable, heartening

Antonyms: depressed, down, gloomy, disagreeable, serious

Jocund

Synonyms: blithe, elated, jocose, jocular, jolly

Antonyms: sad, broken hearted, crying, cheerless, comfortless

Jointed
Synonyms: collaborative, collective, combined, united, conjunct

Antonyms: exclusive, individual, one-sided, one-way, solitary

Jubilant

Synonyms: elated, euphoric, excited, glad, joyous

Antonyms: depressed, discouraged, sad, sorrowful, unexcited

Judgmental

Synonyms: captious, carping , critical, rejective, fault finding

Antonyms: uncritical, unfussy, forgiving, charitable, undemanding

Justified

Synonyms: compelling, convincing, forceful, persuasive, telling

Antonyms: ineffective, unimportant, impotent, invalid, weak

Jabber

Synonyms: babble, blather, chatter, drivel, gab

Antonyms: be quiet, conceal, hide, speak clearly, be silent

Jagged

Synonyms: broken, craggy, irregular, rugged, uneven

Antonyms: continuous, even, flat, level, smooth

Jittering

Synonyms: convulse, cower, fluctuate, jar, move

Antonyms: face, fix, hold, remain, stay

Jaundiced

Synonyms: biased, bitter, colored, disapproving, distorted

Antonyms: clean, fresh, unbiased, unprejudiced, approving

Jammed

Synonyms: blocked, clogged, swollen, wedged, barred

Antonyms: impermanent, unfixed, clear, empty, loose

Jumbled
Synonyms: chaotic, cluttered, messy, tangled, untidy

Antonyms: clean, ordered, organized, neat, systematic

Jinxed

Synonyms: unlucky, woeful, cursed, hexed, infelicitous

Antonyms: happy, fortuitous, fortunate, lucky, well-off

Jazzed

Synonyms: active, bright, careful, intelligent, observant

Antonyms: careless, dull, foolish, ignorant, inattentive

Jocular

Synonyms: humorous, cheerful, jolly, joking, playful

Antonyms: depressed, gloomy, sad, serious, unhappy

Junior

Synonyms: inferior, lower, minor, second, lesser

Antonyms: important, superior, elder, older, senior

Jacketed

Synonyms: attire, cloak, disguise, do up, drape

Antonyms: disrobe, open, reveal, take off, uncover

Jerky

Synonyms: bumpy, choppy, herky-jerky, jouncy, rough

Antonyms: calm, placid, smooth, steady, still

K
Kooky

Synonyms: bizarre, cranky, crazy, flaky, funky

Antonyms: common, conventional, normal, ordinary, reasonable


Knowledgeable

Synonyms: appreciative, brilliant, conscious, conversant, discerning

Antonyms: ignorant, unaware, uninform, unwise, uneducated

Knucklehead

Synonyms: dummy, bonehead, chump, dolt, fool

Antonyms: brain, genius, intellect, sage, thinker

Knotted

Synonyms: braided, bunched, coiled, tangled, clustered

Antonyms: straight, untwisted, free, loose, separate

Knowing

Synonyms: hip, wise, attentive, watchful, aware

Antonyms: oblivious, unaware, unconscious, unwary, unready

Kicking

Synonyms: annoyed, irritated, testy, bellyaching, disappointed

Antonyms: contented, happy, pleased, satisfied, uncritical

Kibbled

Synonyms: cracked, lumpy, earthly, gravelly, grainy

Antonyms: dusty, smooth, velvety, refined, filtered

Kindred

Synonyms: agnate, cognate, incident, kin, parallel

Antonyms: dissimilar, irrelevant, non-corresponding, unaffiliated, unrelated

Kinetic

Synonyms: active, airy, animate, snappy, zippy

Antonyms: dead, inactive, vapid, spiritless, listless

Keen

Synonyms: anxious, ardent, avid, eager, fervent

Antonyms: apathetic, calm, cool, indifferent, lethargic


Kindly

Synonyms: beneficient, benignant, compassionate, humane, kind

Antonyms: atrocious, barbaric, bestial, unkind, unfeeling

Kitschy

Synonyms: gaudy, glittering, ornate, showy, vulgar

Antonyms: drab, modest, plain, refined, simple

Kaleidoscopic

Synonyms: chromatic, colorful, various, varied, motley

Antonyms: colorless, solid, monochromic, self-colored, monotone

Kaput

Synonyms: down, inoperable, malfunctioning, non-functional, non-operating

Antonyms: functional, operable, running, working, operative

Kosher

Synonyms: acceptable, adequate, decent, satisfactory, tolerable

Antonyms: improper, inapplicable, wrong, graceless, unmet

Knotted

Synonyms: braided, bunched, clustered, coiled, snarled

Antonyms: straight, untwisted, free, loose, separate

Knobbed

Synonyms: thick, broken, bumpy, lumpish, pebbly

Antonyms: straight, easy, simple, untangled, uncoiled

Kvetch

Synonyms: carp, grumbled, moan, murmur, mutter

Antonyms: compliment, praise, speak clearly, please, soothe

Known

Synonyms: accepted, acknowledged, admitted, common, familiar

Antonyms: unfamiliar, ambiguous, concealed, hidden, obscure


Knurled

Synonyms: pitted, nubby, inexact, unbalanced, broken

Antonyms: flat, level, smooth, uniform, aligned

L
Laudable

Synonyms: admirable, applaudable, commendable, creditable, meritorious

Antonyms: dirty, lousy, contemptible, censurable, reprehensible

Lavish

Synonyms: baroque, devilish, excessive, fancy, undue

Antonyms: middling, moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate

Lenient

Synonyms: clement, forbearing, forgiving, merciful, soft

Antonyms: grim, harsh, severe, stern, strict

Lovely

Synonyms: beautiful, excellent, fabulous, immense, wonderful

Antonyms: atrocious, awful, lousy, pathetic, rotten

Lamentable

Synonyms: aching, bitter, funeral, grieving, sorrowful, waling

Antonyms: bright, cheerful, smiling, jolly, merry

Loathsome

Synonyms: abhorrent, disgusting, odious, revolting, deplorable

Antonyms: agreeable, delightful, good, kind, likeable

Lascivious

Synonyms: blue, crude, gross, gutter, nasty

Antonyms: clean, decent, non-obscene, wholesome, spotless,


Lighthearted

Synonyms: carefree, blithe, debonair, lightsome, insouciant

Antonyms: careworn, earnest, grave, serious, careful, upset

Lambent

Synonyms: beaming, bright, splendid, shining, luminous

Antonyms: dim, dull, lackluster, unbright, unbrilliant

Lightless

Synonyms: black, dark, gloomy, obscure, dim

Antonyms: bright, lucent, lucid, illuminated, brilliant

Lackluster

Synonyms: cloudy, black, caliginous, pale, smoggy

Antonyms: ablaze, shiny, bright, radiant, sparkling

Lawful

Synonyms: legit, licit, legitimate, regulation, justifiable

Antonyms: illegal, illicit, lawless, unlawful, wrongful

Leading

Synonyms: grand, greatest, highest, main, great

Antonyms: last, least, subordinate, subsidiary, unimportant

Learned

Synonyms: educated, knowledgeable, literate, scholarly, well-read

Antonyms: dark, ignorant, benighted, unlettered, uneducated

Libelous

Synonyms: calumnious, defamatory, scandalous, slanderous, false

Antonyms: appreciative, complimentary, favourable, adulatory, correct

Licit

Synonyms: lawful, legal, legit, legitimate, correct

Antonyms: illegal, lawless, unlawful, wrongful, illicit


Likable

Synonyms: admirable, adorable, endearing, sweet, lovesome

Antonyms: contemptible, disagreeable, horrible, lousy, nasty

Linear

Synonyms: direct, right, straight, straightaway, straightforward

Antonyms: bowed, rounded, crooked, zigzag, devious

Lowborn

Synonyms: baseborn, common, humble, ignoble, inferior

Antonyms: gentle, grand, great, high, noble

Lunatic

Synonyms: crazy, bonkers, cranky, kooky, insane

Antonyms: balanced, compose-mentis, sane, sound, uncrazy

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