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inner

DEFINITIONS OF: inner

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adj located inward

“"Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein”
Synonyms:
interior, internal
inward
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts

adj located or occurring within or closer to a center

“an inner room”
Synonyms
central
in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area
inmost, innermost
situated or occurring farthest within
inside
away from the outer edge
Antonyms:
outer
being on the outside or further from a center
out
outer or outlying
outermost, outmost
situated at the farthest possible point from a center
outside
on or toward an outer edge
satellite
surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power
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adj inside or closer to the inside of the body

“the inner ear”
Synonyms
internal
happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface

adj innermost or essential

“the inner logic of Cubism”
Synonyms:
internal, intimate
intrinsic, intrinsical
belonging to a thing by its very nature

adj exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence

inner regions of the organization”
inner circles of government”
Synonyms
exclusive
excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority

adj confined to an exclusive group

“privy to inner knowledge”
Synonyms:
inside, privileged
exclusive
excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority
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