inner

adjcentral, middle physically
adjmental, private

Synonyms for inner

adj central, middle physically

Antonyms for inner

central

adjective. main, principal; in the middle

Word Origin & History

c.1400, from Old English inra, comp. of inne (adv.) "inside" (see in). Cf. Old High German innaro, German inner. An unusual evolution for a comparative, it has not been used with than since Middle English. Inner tube in the pneumatic tire sense is from 1894. Inner city, in reference to poverty and crime, is attested from 1968.

Example Sentences for inner

Thence they entered the inner Ceramicus, where Aspasia resided.

What my inner self may be I am not prepared to say, but I know that it is there, as everyone else knows that it is in him.

Also of the inner court he writes of '4 Toures, wherof the Kepe is one.'

She never had been able to see the inner workings of Eileen's heart.

He was led into an inner room where he saw a man seated at a large desk.

It was the liberation of his inner life, the letting out of his soul into the wide world.

Some inner voice was at her heart, warning her to leave the day unspoiled.

The nurse, Leonarda, was watching by the cradle of our child in the inner room.

Sails spread on the ground did duty for carpets, and also served for inner doors.

A lamp flickered toward her from the inner doorway and was blown out.

inner

Synonyms for inner

Antonyms for inner

central

esoteric

gut

inherent

inmost

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Synonyms for inner

Antonyms for inner

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