Intent, engrossed, absorbed, rapt mean having one's mind or attention deeply fixed on something.
Category: Synonyms
Intensify vs Aggravate vs Heighten vs Enhance
Intensify, aggravate, heighten, enhance mean to increase markedly in degree or measure.
Intense vs Vehement vs Fierce vs Exquisite vs Violent
Intense, vehement, fierce, exquisite, violent are comparable when meaning extreme in degree, power, or effect.
Intend vs Mean vs Design vs Propose vs Purpose
Intend, mean, design, propose, purpose signify to have in mind as an aim, end, or function.
Intelligent vs Clever vs Alert vs Quick-witted vs Bright vs Smart vs Knowing vs Brilliant
Intelligent, clever, alert, quick-witted, bright, smart, knowing, brilliant are comparable when they mean mentally quick or keen.
Integrate vs Articulate vs Concatenate
Integrate, articulate, concatenate are comparable when they mean to bring or join together a number of distinct things so that they move, operate, or function as a unit.
Insular vs Provincial vs Parochial vs Local vs Small-town
Insular, provincial, parochial, local, small-town are comparable when they mean having or indicating the limited or restricted point of view considered characteristic of the geographically isolated.
Insubordinate vs Rebellious vs Mutinous vs Seditious vs Factious vs Contumacious
Insubordinate, rebellious, mutinous, seditious, factious, contumacious mean having or showing defiance or indifference to constituted authority.
Instinctive vs Intuitive
Instinctive, intuitive both mean not involving, based on, or determined by the ordinary processes of reasoning, but as applied to human mentation they are not normally interchangeable because of consistent differences in connotation.
Instant vs Moment vs Minute vs Second vs Flash vs Jiffy vs Twinkling vs Split second
Instant, moment, minute, second, flash, jiffy, twinkling, split second are comparable when they mean a particular point of time or a stretch of time of almost imperceptible duration.
Instance vs Case vs Illustration vs Example vs Sample vs Specimen
Instance, case, illustration, example, sample, specimen mean a concrete thing which has or manifests the qualities, characters, or nature of a type, a class, or a group.
Inspiration vs Afflatus vs Fury vs Frenzy
Inspiration, afflatus, fury, frenzy, especially when qualified by divine or poetic, all designate the seemingly involuntary element in the arts of expression for which the artist often holds a power outside himself responsible.