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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With a team of analysts and traders in Dubai, London and Houston, Liu operates what some inside and outside the firm view as an internal hedge fund.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

In October 2025, Organon CEO Kevin Ali resigned after an internal board investigation found what the drugmaker called improper sales practices aimed at boosting quarterly results in recent years.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Since perovskites can conduct ions, he explored whether certain ions could act as markers to reveal internal structures.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

It is believed that this accident is the first such between horse-drawn vehicle and internal combustion engine in the twentieth century here in the Hoosier heartland.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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