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Definition of EXTERNAL

1

not being a vital part of or belonging to something <the defendant's socioeconomic status must be regarded as entirely external to his guilt or innocence>

Synonyms accidental, adventitious, alien, extraneous, external, foreign, supervenient

Related Words exterior, outside; immaterial, inapplicable, insignificant, irrelevant; nonessential, unessential, unnecessary

Near Antonyms congenital, deep-seated, inborn, inbred; inside, interior, internal; basic, essential, necessary

Antonyms inherent, innate, intrinsic

2

situated on the outside or farther out <the external chambers of the ancient tomb gave little indication of the magnificence of the innermost chamber>

Synonyms exterior, external, outside, outward

Related Words outermost, outlying, outmost; superficial, surface

Near Antonyms inmost, innermost; mid, middle, midmost

Antonyms inner, inside, interior, internal, inward