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compulsory, mandatory, sine qua non, obligatory: Are a black<br />

bowler and tightly furled umbrella still indispensable to doing<br />

business in the City?<br />

indisposed<br />

adj. 1 ill, ailing, unwell, sick, sickly, unsound, unhealthy,<br />

in bad health, valetudinarian, out of commission, Colloq on the<br />

sick-list, (doing) poorly, laid up, in a bad way, not up to<br />

snuff, off one's feed or Brit also grub, under the weather:<br />

Madam is indisposed and cannot have tea with you. 2 averse,<br />

disinclined, loath, unwilling, reluctant, resistant, hesitant:<br />

The judge was indisposed to leniency in such a serious case.<br />

indisputable<br />

adj. unquestionable, incontrovertible, incontestable,<br />

irrefutable, undeniable, indubitable, beyond doubt, sure,<br />

certain, positive, definite, definitive, absolute, fixed: It<br />

was indisputable that the outlook was grim. The show was an<br />

indisputable success.<br />

indistinct<br />

adj. 1 faint, dim, obscure, vague, blurred, blurry, filmy,<br />

hazy, misty, bleary, shadowy, fuzzy, foggy, murky, muddy,<br />

unclear, indiscernible, illegible, muffled, unintelligible,<br />

indistinguishable, indeterminate, confused, indefinite: I could<br />

barely make out an indistinct figure in the dark. The writing on<br />

the matchbox was indistinct. 2 indistinguishable, ambiguous, not<br />

distinct, equivocal, inseparable, ill-defined, undefined,<br />

nebulous, vague, confused: The identity of the three brothers<br />

is indistinct in my mind.<br />

indistinguishable<br />

adj. 1 Often, indistinguishable from. undifferentiated (from),<br />

identical (to), alike, like two peas in a pod, twin,<br />

inseparable: He is indistinguishable from his brother. Her<br />

fingerprints and those found on the dagger are<br />

indistinguishable. 2 indiscernible, imperceptible, indefinite,<br />

unclear, indistinct: His good qualities were indistinguishable<br />

to me.<br />

individual<br />

adj. 1 single, sole, particular, separate, distinct, discrete,<br />

solitary, lone: Consider the entire utterance, not just the

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