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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The race to automate an ever wider range of workplace tasks is creating an army of inside would-be hackers, with cybercriminals hijacking companies’ internal AI agents to steal sensitive business data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

According to Meta’s own internal benchmark evaluations, the model was competitive with OpenAI and Anthropic and significantly outscored xAI’s Grok on most tests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

BBC Wales has been told that an internal investigation by Reform subsequently took place.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Quantum, for now, is regarded as an internal effort tailored primarily to research and academia.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

“I see from my own internal gesticulation sensors that we have a question,” said Mr. Lemoncello.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

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