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1 not known or meant to be known by the general populace made a stock trade based on inside information Synonyms behind-the-scenes, confidential, esoteric, hushed, hush-hush, private, intimate, nonpublic, privy, secretRelated Words classified, restricted, top secret; silent, unadvertised, unannounced, undisclosed, unmentioned, unsaid, untold; clandestine, closet, collusive, conspiratorial, covert; furtive, hugger-mugger, occult, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded; personal; closeted, concealed, hidden; repressed, silenced, stifled, suppressed; backstage, offscreen, offstageNear Antonyms well-known; advertised, aired, announced, blazed, broadcast, declared, disclosed, divulged, enunciated, heralded, proclaimed, professed, promulgated, publicized, published, reported, spotlighted; general, popular, prevailing, vulgar; current, prevalent, rife, widespread; communal, sharedAntonyms common, open, public
2 situated farther in chose the inside lane to run around the track Synonyms inner, interior, internal, inwardRelated Words inmost, innermost; central, mid, middle, midmostNear Antonyms outermost, outmost; surfaceAntonyms exterior, external, outer, outside, outward
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1 an interior or internal part the inside of the clock features an amazingly complex mechanism Synonyms innards, interior, within Related Words belly, bowels, guts; stuffing; recesses; center, core, heart Near Antonyms border, boundary, brim, brink, edge, end, extremity, fringe, limit, lip, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim; surface Antonyms exterior, outside
2 usually insides pl the internal organs of the body medical students eager to see what people's insides look like Synonyms entrails, innards, gut(s), inwards, viscera, vitalsRelated Words bowel(s), intestine(s); chitterlings (or chitlins), giblet(s), variety meat
3 the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions not one to share her fears and worries, she keeps it all on the inside Synonyms belly, blood, bone(s), bosom, breast, gut, heart, heartstrings, inner space, core, quick, soulRelated Words conscience, mind
4 information not generally available to the public a person with the inside on what really happened at the board meeting Synonyms book, 411 [slang], dope, lowdown, poop [slang], scoop, skinny [slang], tipRelated Words dirt, dish, gossip, rumor, story; hint, pointer; information, intelligence, news, tidings, wordNear Antonyms ancient history, open secret
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