Impel, v. a.
- 1. Drive, push, urge, put in motion, press on, urge forward.
- 2. Induce, move, persuade, influence, instigate, incite, actuate, stimulate, set on, stir up.
Impend, v. n.
- 1. Threaten, hang over, be imminent, be in store, stare one in the face.
- 2. Be near, draw near, approach, be at hand.
Impendent, a. Impending, threatening, imminent, near at hand.
Impenetrable, a.
- 1. Not to be penetrated, not to be pierced.
- 2. Dull, obtuse, senseless, insensible, indifferent, impassive, unsympathetic, stolid, cold.
- 3. Unfathomable, reticent, that keeps his own counsel, not to be found out.
Impenitence, Impenitency, n. Obduracy hardness of heart, stubborn sinfulness, want of repentance, refusal to repent, lack of contrition.
Impenitent, a. Uncontrite, unrepentant, obdurate, hardened, seared, recusant, relentless, incorrigible, irreclaimable.
Imperative, a.
- 1. Commanding, authoritative, peremptory.
- 2. Binding, obligatory.
Imperceptible, a.
- 1. Invisible, undiscernible, not to be perceived.
- 2. Fine, minute, very small, impalpable.
Imperfect, a.
- 1. Defective, incomplete, faulty, not entire.