INNERMOST Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

innermost

adjective

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as in inmost

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Recent Examples of innermost The solar system’s largest gas giant and its innermost planet will resemble a close pair of bright stars in the morning twilight. — Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026 The innermost layer is a porous carbon buffer that absorbs recoil energy from fission fragments and provides internal clearance to collect gaseous fission products. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026 The statute describes the container as the innermost package or vessel in direct contact with the product for retail sale. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 As a lonely widow who has suffered more than her life’s share of grief and loss, Field’s Tovar shares her innermost thoughts and sadness with Marcellus. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for innermost

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Wallace slowly unravels the fascinating — and ultimately tragic — story of a man who, though very close to Wallace, somehow kept his inmost self hidden in plain sight.

— Joan Frank, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
In the whole inmost ward of my self, the beds are occupied by slow-moving remembrances like time-lapse flower novels.

— Reginald Gibbons, New York Times, 24 June 2021

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First, the continuous scouring action of the water jet removes slag and oxidized sputtering residues, producing a clean processing interface with smooth inner walls and vertical groove profiles.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Zumthor’s discussion of creating inner security and safety for me immediately evokes for me the specter of its opposite, the unsafe spaces, the spaces of destruction, the homes flattened in Ukraine, Yemen, Lebanon and Gaza.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

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