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 scans revealed fine body hairs on the worker ant and even allowed researchers to visualize internal skeletal structures within the head and thorax.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

In late May, the 77th Street gang squad was temporarily disbanded amid an internal investigation into misconduct that was allegedly driven by a push to seize illegal firearms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

There is obviously a rivalry, but we have been enjoying the last couple of months a lot and our motivation is much more internal to be honest.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

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

“Oh, Fern. You’ve been carrying that? Right in your pocket, by your internal organs?”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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