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forlorn, despairing, miserable, wretched, grief-stricken: They<br />

are inconsolable over the death of their dog.<br />

inconspicuous<br />

adj. unnoticeable, unnoticed, unobtrusive, unostentatious,<br />

insignificant, indefinite, indistinguishable, undistinguished;<br />

modest, unassuming, discreet: Wearing a grey coat and hat, he<br />

was quite inconspicuous in the crowd. He played an inconspicuous<br />

role in the entire affair.<br />

inconstancy<br />

n. changeableness, fickleness, irregularity, mutability,<br />

variability, unsteadiness, unsteadfastness, capriciousness,<br />

volatility, mercurialness or mercuriality, inconsistency,<br />

unreliability; faithlessness, unfaithfulness: How do you deal<br />

with inconstancy in one you thought a friend?<br />

inconstant<br />

adj. changeable, mutable, fickle, capricious, mercurial,<br />

volatile, vacillating, unsteady, unsteadfast, irresolute,<br />

unreliable, undependable, fluctuating, wavering, erratic,<br />

inconsistent, flighty, unstable, unsettled, fitful, vague,<br />

indefinite, variable, moody: His supporters proved inconstant,<br />

and he fell from power. The inconstant wind blew their craft<br />

hither and thither.<br />

incontinent<br />

adj. 1 unrestrained, unconstrained, unrestricted, uncontrolled,<br />

uncontrollable, ungoverned, ungovernable, unbridled, uncurbed:<br />

She must learn to suppress her incontinent tongue. 2 lecherous,<br />

libidinous, lascivious, libertine, lustful, lewd, debauched,<br />

wanton, dissolute, loose, lubricious or lubricous, salacious,<br />

profligate, obscene, dirty, filthy: Members of the Hell-Fire<br />

Club were well known for their incontinent behaviour. 3<br />

self-soiling, bedwetting, Medicine enuretic: Some old people<br />

lose control and become incontinent.<br />

incontrovertible<br />

adj. irrefutable, indisputable, indubitable, undeniable,<br />

incontestable, unquestionable, sure, certain, definite,<br />

definitive, established, absolute, positive: The fingerprint<br />

was incontrovertible evidence that he had been there.

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