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Internal

Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; inclosed; -- opposed to external; as, the internal parts of a body, or of the earth.

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Domestic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness,…

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Domestic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness,…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Inner 84% connected

Further in; interior; internal; not outward; as, an spirit or its phenomena.

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Inner 84% connected

Further in; interior; internal; not outward; as, an spirit or its phenomena.

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Interior 84% connected

Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner; -- opposed to exterior, or superficial; as, the interior apartments of a h…

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Interior 84% connected

Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner; -- opposed to exterior, or superficial; as, the interior apartments of a h…

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Internecine 84% connected

Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive.

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Internecine 84% connected

Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive.

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Intramural 84% connected

Being within the walls, as of a city.

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Intramural 84% connected

Being within the walls, as of a city.

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Intrinsic 84% connected

Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic valu…

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Intrinsic 84% connected

Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic valu…

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Intrinsical 84% connected

Intrinsic.

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Intrinsical 84% connected

Intrinsic.

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Inward 84% connected

Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to outward.

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Inward 84% connected

Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to outward.

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See also 2

Inside 66% connected

Within the sides of; in the interior; contained within; as, inside a house, book, bottle, etc.

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Inside 66% connected

Within the sides of; in the interior; contained within; as, inside a house, book, bottle, etc.

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Position 66% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Position 66% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Synonym 5

Home 92% connected

See Homelyn.

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Inner 92% connected

Further in; interior; internal; not outward; as, an spirit or its phenomena.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Interior 92% connected

Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner; -- opposed to exterior, or superficial; as, the interior apartments of a h…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Intimate 92% connected

Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.

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National 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.

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External 94% connected

Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external form or surfac…

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Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

External 94% connected

Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external form or surfac…

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