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Definition of INTERNAL

1

situated farther in <somehow grave robbers hadn't managed to locate and enter the internal chambers of the Egyptian tomb>

Synonyms inside, interior, internal, inward

Related Words inmost, innermost; central, mid, middle, midmost

Near Antonyms outermost, outmost; surface

Antonyms exterior, external, outer, outside, outward

2

of or relating to the mind <the never-ending internal monologue of the novel's main character>

Synonyms cerebral, inner, intellectual, interior, internal, psychological (also psychologic)

Related Words cognitive, conscious, epistemic, knowing; noetic; psychic (also psychical), telepathic; alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, intelligent, quick-witted, rational, reasoning, sharp, sharp-witted, smart, thinking

Near Antonyms bodily, carnal, corporal, corporeal, fleshly, physical, somatic; unconscious; brainless, dense, doltish, dopey (also dopy), fatuous, half-witted, mindless, obtuse, simple, slow-witted, stupid, thick, thickheaded, unintelligent, weak-minded, witless

Antonyms nonmental