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inside

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of inside

1 not known or meant to be known by the general populace
  • made a stock trade based on inside information
Synonyms of inside

behind-the-scenes, confidential, esoteric, hush-hush, hushed, intimate, nonpublic, private, privy, secret
Words Related to inside

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, offstage
Near Antonyms of inside

well-known

advertised, aired, announced, blazed, broadcast, declared, disclosed, divulged, enunciated, heralded, proclaimed, professed, promulgated, publicized, published, reported, spotlighted
Antonyms of inside

common, open, public
2 situated farther in
  • chose the inside lane to run around the track
Synonyms of inside

inner, interior, internal, inward
Words Related to inside

inmost, innermost

central, mid, middle, midmost
Near Antonyms of inside

outermost, outmost

surface
Antonyms of inside

exterior, external, outer, outside, outward

inside

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of inside

1 an interior or internal part
  • The inside of the clock features an amazingly complex mechanism.
Synonyms of inside

innards, interior, within
Words Related to inside

belly, bowels, guts

stuffing

recesses

center, core, heart
Near Antonyms of inside

border, boundary, brim, brink, edge, end, extremity, fringe, limit, lip, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim

surface
Antonyms of inside

exterior, outside
2 usually insides plural the internal organs of the body
  • medical students eager to see what people's insides look like
Synonyms of inside

entrails, gut, innards, inwards, viscera, vitals
Words Related to inside

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 of inside

belly, blood, bone(s), bosom, breast, core, gut, heart, heartstrings, inner space, quick, soul
Words Related to inside

conscience, mind
4 information not generally available to the public
  • a person with the inside on what really happened at the board meeting
Synonyms of inside

book, dope, lowdown, scoop, tip
Words Related to inside

dirt, dish, gossip, rumor, story

hint, pointer

information, intelligence, news, tidings, word
Near Antonyms of inside

ancient history, open secret

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