external

adjoutside, extrinsic

Synonyms for external

adj outside, extrinsic

Antonyms for external

exotic

adjective. not native or usual; mysterious

Word Origin & History

early 15c. (implied in externalle), from Middle French externe or directly from Latin externus "outside, outward" (from exterus; see exterior) + -al (1). This version won out over exterial. Related: Externally.

Example Sentences for external

The external things of life seem to me now of no importance at all.

The essence of truth cannot be affected by the variation of external circumstances.

There is no more reason to believe in oneself than in the external world.

Even the refuge in God does not always secure us from external suffering.

If it is an imperfect word, no external circumstance can heighten its value as poetry.

These people have no religion expressed by any external worship.

Perhaps it is external events that change, rather than we ourselves.

The second evil in this external presentation is lack of motivation.

And so it is with external Nature: she has a body and a soul like man; but her soul is the Deity.

“The external world,” says the Materialist––“Does not exist,” says the Idealist.

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Synonyms for external

Antonyms for external

More words related to external

exogenous

exotic

exterior

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extraneous

extrinsic