Words Starting With IMP

Here's the list of all the 970 Words Starting With IMP in the English Language.

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important
1. of great significance or value
2. important in effect or meaning
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improve
1. to make better
2. get better
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impact
1. the striking of one body against another
2. a forceful consequence; a strong effect
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implementation
1. the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
2. the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect
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improvement
1. a change for the better; progress in development
2. the act of improving something
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import
1. commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
2. an imported person brought from a foreign country
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improved
1. made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
2. become or made better in quality
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importance
1. the quality of being important and worthy of note
2. a prominent status
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implement
1. apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design
2. ensure observance of laws and rules
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implemented
1. forced or compelled or put in force
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improving
1. getting higher or more vigorous
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impossible
1. something that cannot be done
2. totally unlikely
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imperial
1. relating to or associated with an empire
2. of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures
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imposed
1. set forth authoritatively as obligatory
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implied
1. express or state indirectly
2. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
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impressive
1. producing a strong effect
2. making a strong or vivid impression
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imported
1. used of especially merchandise brought from a foreign source
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impression
1. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
2. an outward appearance
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impressed
1. deeply or markedly affected or influenced
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importantly
1. in an important way or to an important degree
2. in an important way
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impaired
1. diminished in strength, quality, or utility
2. mentally or physically unfit
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impose
1. compel to behave in a certain way
2. impose something unpleasant
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imprint
1. establish or impress firmly in the mind
2. mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
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imply
1. express or state indirectly
2. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
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impairment
1. the occurrence of a change for the worse
2. a symptom of reduced quality or strength
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implicit
1. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
2. being without doubt or reserve
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imp
1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
2. one who is playfully mischievous
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impulse
1. an instinctive motive
2. a sudden desire
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improper
1. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
2. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
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imprisonment
1. putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
2. the state of being imprisoned
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importing
1. the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
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imperative
1. requiring attention or action
2. relating to verbs in the imperative mood
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imposing
1. impressive in size, manner, or appearance
2. used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
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implant
1. fix or set securely or deeply
2. become attached to and embedded in the uterus
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impedance
1. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
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impacted
1. wedged or packed in together
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impress
1. the act of coercing someone into government service
2. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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importer
1. someone whose business involves importing goods from outside (especially from a foreign country)
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implication
1. something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
2. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
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impotence
1. the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
2. an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
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impartial
1. showing lack of favoritism
2. free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
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imposition
1. the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
2. an uncalled-for burden
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imprisoned
1. being in captivity
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imperfect
1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
2. wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
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imperialism
1. a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
2. a political orientation that advocates imperial interests
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implicitly
1. without doubting or questioning
2. without ever expressing so clearly
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impeachment
1. a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
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impending
1. close in time; about to occur
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improperly
1. in an improper way
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importation
1. the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
2. commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
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implicated
1. culpably involved
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impair
1. make worse or less effective
2. make imperfect
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impala
1. African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps
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impetus
1. a force that moves something along
2. the act of applying force suddenly
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improvisation
1. a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)
2. an unplanned expedient
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improbable
1. having a probability too low to inspire belief
2. too improbable to admit of belief
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implantation
1. (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
2. the act of planting or setting in the ground
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implanted
1. (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
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impatient
1. (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness
2. restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
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impede
1. be a hindrance or obstacle to
2. block passage through
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impractical
1. not practical or realizable; speculative
2. not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
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impoverished
1. poor enough to need help from others
2. destroyed financially
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imputation
1. a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)
2. the attribution to a source or cause
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impeccable
1. without fault or error
2. not capable of sin
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impart
1. transmit (knowledge or skills)
2. bestow a quality on
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improvised
1. done or made using whatever is available
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impunity
1. exemption from punishment or loss
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impeach
1. challenge the honesty or veracity of
2. charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office
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imperialist
1. of or relating to imperialism
2. a believer in imperialism
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impervious
1. not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
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impossibility
1. incapability of existing or occurring
2. an alternative that is not available
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impressionist
1. relating to or characteristic of Impressionism
2. an artist who follows the theories of Impressionism
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impromptu
1. an extemporaneous speech or remark
2. a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
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impediment
1. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
2. any structure that makes progress difficult
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impurity
1. worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
2. the condition of being impure
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impulsive
1. proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
2. without forethought
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impasse
1. a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
2. a street with only one way in or out
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impartiality
1. an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally
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impersonal
1. not relating to or responsive to individual persons
2. having no personal preference
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impatience
1. a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
2. a restless desire for change and excitement
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impure
1. combined with extraneous elements
2. (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene
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imprinting
1. a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established
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imperium
1. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
2. supreme authority; absolute dominion
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impoundment
1. placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
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impotent
1. lacking power or ability
2. (of a male) unable to copulate
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impenetrable
1. permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
2. impossible to understand
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impressively
1. in an impressive manner
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impeded
1. made difficult or slow
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impassioned
1. characterized by intense emotion
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impeller
1. the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine)
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impersonation
1. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
2. pretending to be another person
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imprecise
1. not precise
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impossibly
1. to a degree impossible of achievement
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implosion
1. a sudden inward collapse
2. the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant
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improvise
1. perform without preparation
2. manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
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imperfection
1. the state or an instance of being imperfect
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impatiently
1. with impatience; in an impatient manner
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implausible
1. having a quality that provokes disbelief
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implicate
1. bring into intimate and incriminating connection
2. impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
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impeding
1. preventing movement
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impersonate
1. assume or act the character of
2. represent another person with comic intentions
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implode
1. burst inward
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impracticable
1. not capable of being carried out or put into practice
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imparting
1. the transmission of information
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impersonator
1. someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
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impropriety
1. an improper demeanor
2. the condition of being improper
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impermissible
1. not permitted
2. not allowable
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impermeable
1. preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
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imposter
1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
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implore
1. call upon in supplication; entreat
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impolite
1. not polite
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impartially
1. in an impartial manner
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imperfectly
1. in an imperfect or faulty way
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impound
1. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
2. place or shut up in a pound
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impinge
1. impinge or infringe upon
2. advance beyond the usual limit
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imprison
1. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
2. confine as if in a prison
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impeccably
1. flawlessly
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impressionable
1. easily impressed or influenced
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imperia
1. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
2. supreme authority; absolute dominion
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impassable
1. incapable of being passed
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impelled
1. urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
2. cause to move forward with force
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impostor
1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
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impingement
1. influencing strongly
2. a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
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imprudent
1. not prudent or wise
2. lacking wise self-restraint
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impetuous
1. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
2. marked by violent force
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impregnation
1. material with which something is impregnated
2. the process of totally saturating something with a substance
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impoverishment
1. the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
2. the act of making someone poor
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impressionistic
1. of or relating to or based on an impression rather than on facts or reasoning
2. relating to or characteristic of Impressionism
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imperceptible
1. impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
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imperious
1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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implacable
1. incapable of being placated
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impious
1. lacking piety or reverence for a god
2. lacking due respect or dutifulness
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impute
1. attribute or credit to
2. attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source
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imprimatur
1. formal and explicit approval
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imprecision
1. the quality of lacking precision
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impotency
1. the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
2. an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
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impetigo
1. a very contagious infection of the skin; common in children; localized redness develops into small blisters that gradually crust and erode
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