Antonyms of adj inner

6 senses of inner

Sense 1
inner, interior, internal -- (located inward; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.)

INDIRECT (VIA inward) -> outward -- (relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind; "a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections")

Sense 2
inner (prenominal) (vs. outer) -- (located or occurring within or closer to a center; "an inner room")

outer(prenominal) (vs. inner) -- (being on the outside or further from a center; "spent hours adorning the outer man"; "the outer suburbs")
        => out -- (outer or outlying; "the out islands")
        => outermost, outmost -- (situated at the farthest possible point from a center)
        => outside -- (on or toward an outer edge; "an outer lane"; "the outside lane")
        => satellite -- (surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power; "a city and its satellite communities")

Sense 3
inner, internal, intimate -- (innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter")

INDIRECT (VIA intrinsic) -> extrinsic -- (not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid")

Sense 4
inside, inner, privileged -- (confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information")

INDIRECT (VIA exclusive) -> inclusive -- (including much or everything; and especially including stated limits; "an inclusive art form"; "an inclusive fee"; "his concept of history is modern and inclusive"; "from Monday to Friday inclusive")

Sense 5
inner -- (exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence; "inner regions of the organization"; "inner circles of government")

INDIRECT (VIA exclusive) -> inclusive -- (including much or everything; and especially including stated limits; "an inclusive art form"; "an inclusive fee"; "his concept of history is modern and inclusive"; "from Monday to Friday inclusive")

Sense 6
inner -- (inside or closer to the inside of the body; "the inner ear")

INDIRECT (VIA internal) -> external -- (happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface; "the external auditory canal"; "external pressures")

Similarity of adj inner

6 senses of inner

Sense 1
inner, interior, internal -- (located inward; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.)
       => inward (vs. outward) -- (relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections")

Sense 2
inner (prenominal) (vs. outer) -- (located or occurring within or closer to a center; "an inner room")
       => inmost, innermost -- (situated or occurring farthest within; "the innermost chamber")
       => inside -- (away from the outer edge; "an inner lahne"; "the inside lane")
          Also See-> central#2

Sense 3
inner, internal, intimate -- (innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter")
       => intrinsic (vs. extrinsic), intrinsical -- (belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey)

Sense 4
inside, inner, privileged -- (confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information")
       => exclusive (vs. inclusive) -- (excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops")

Sense 5
inner -- (exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence; "inner regions of the organization"; "inner circles of government")
       => exclusive (vs. inclusive) -- (excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops")

Sense 6
inner -- (inside or closer to the inside of the body; "the inner ear")
       => internal (vs. external) -- (happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering")

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