Intrepid, a. Bold, fearless, dauntless, undaunted, undismayed, unterrified, unappalled, unawed, brave, courageous, valorous, valiant, heroic, gallant, daring, doughty.
Intrepidity, n. Boldness, fearlessness, dauntlessness, bravery, courage, valor, prowess, gallantry, spirit, heroism, daring, contempt of danger.
Intricacy, n. Perplexity, complexity, complication, entanglement, involution, obscurity, difficulty, intricateness.
Intricate, a. Entangled, complicated, involved, perplexed, obscure, mazy, difficult.
Intricateness, n. See Intricacy.
Intrigue, n.
- 1. Plot, conspiracy, cabal, machination, stratagem, manœuvre, wile, finesse, ruse.
- 2. Amour, love affair, liaison, illicit intimacy.
- 3. Gallantry, libertinism.
Intrigue, v. n.
- 1. Manœuvre, form plots.
- 2. Carry on an amour or amours.
Intriguing, a. Cunning, crafty, artful, sly, wily, subtle, insidious, designing, arch, deceitful, trickish, tricky, crooked, diplomatic, politic, foxy, snaky, Machiavelian.
Intrinsic, Intrinsical, a.
- 1. Inherent, internal, inward, inborn, inbred, native, natural, ingrained, not extrinsic.
- 2. Real, genuine, true, essential.
Intrinsically, ad.
- 1. Naturally, inherently, in the nature of things, in the nature of the case, in the grain.
- 2. Really, truly, essentially.
Introduce, v. a.
- 1. Conduct, lead in, bring in, usher in.
- 2. Present, make acquainted.