Definitions

on the inside

ADJECTIVE

shrewd

Synonyms

STRONGEST

astute cagey canny crafty farsighted ingenious judicious keen penetrating perceptive probing prudent sensible sharp slick sly smart wily wise

WEAK

acute argute artful astucious brainy calculating cunning cutting deep discerning discriminating foxy heady in the know inside knowing on top of perspicacious piercing profound quick-witted sagacious savvy shark slippery smooth streetwise tricky underhand up on wised up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blunt dull foolish honest idiotic ignorant inept obtuse senseless slow stupid unclever unintelligent unreasonable unstylish unwise

WEAK

frivolous naive unthinking

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on the inside

Gordon has the ability to take on his full-back on the inside or beat them for pace on the outside before putting in a cross.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Chandler Simpson turned on an 89 mph slider hanging on the inside corner of the plate and sent it soaring 344 feet down the right-field line for a home run.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Solving that mystery may depend on something scientists still know surprisingly little about: what Phobos looks like on the inside.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

He put one on the inside edge of the plate to Milwaukee’s Garrett Mitchell, who lined it into right field to dissolve the Dodgers’ lead in the ninth inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

But on the inside, I’m going to fight.

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

on the inside

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