Definitions

internal

[in-tur-nl] / ɪnˈtɜr nl /

ADJECTIVE

within

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constitutional domestic in-house intramural national private subjective

WEAK

centralized circumscribed civic enclosed gut home indigenous inherent innate inner innermore inside interior intestine intimate intrinsic inward municipal native visceral viscerous

Antonyms

WEAK

external outer

Example Sentences

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Toossi doesn’t grapple explicitly with the fraught internal politics of the Iran of the period.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Alibaba’s Token Hub unit plans to launch API access for HappyHorse 1.0 in the near future, currently under internal beta test.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But it "criticised all parties to the dispute for allowing it to play out publicly", saying the "damaging internal dispute" had "severely impacted the charity's reputation".

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

"This observation clearly indicated that even deep inside single crystals of unmodified, as-grown perovskites, there are internal forces that separate opposite charges," says Alpichshev.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

For a prince should have two fears: one internal, concerning his subjects; the other external, concerning foreign powers.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

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