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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Here’s the news: Yale’s report by an internal Committee on Trust in Higher Education treats those criticisms with respect and in many cases agrees with them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

CST said no significant structural damage was caused, with only minor smoke damage reported to an internal room.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

It is lightweight, inexpensive, and its chiral phonons generate their own internal magnetic effects.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

The most prominent advocacy group to emerge from #MeToo, Time’s Up, shuttered years later amid internal discord and accusations of conflicts of interest.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

“Well, there’s been a bit of an internal change,” Johanna said, but Martin’s whoops drowned her out.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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