Antonyms for inside

Grammar : Adj, adv, noun

Spell : preposition in-sahyd, in-sahyd; adverb in-sahyd; noun in-sahyd; adjective in-sahyd, in-, in-sahyd

Phonetic Transcription : preposition ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ˈɪnˌsaɪd; adverb ˌɪnˈsaɪd; noun ˈɪnˈsaɪd; adjective ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ˈɪn-, ˈɪnˌsaɪd

Definition of inside

Origin : late 14c., ynneside "interior of the body," compound of in (adv.) + side (n.). The adjective is 1610s, from the noun. Inside job "robbery, espionage, etc., committed by or with the help of a resident or servant of a place" is attested by 1887, American English (also, late 19c., early 20c., "indoors work"). Inside track "advantage" is metaphoric because those lanes are shorter on a curved track. Inside of, in reference to time, is from 1839.

adj in the middle; interior
adj secret
adv within
noun middle, lining

Example sentences :

If they have to stroke 'em they do it plenty gingerly and you can see 'em shudderin' inside like.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

So he lay down in the coffin but no sooner was he inside when bang!
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

All you had to do when you got it inside a man was to turn it round a bit, and the wound gaped and tore.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

The inside of the church was then burnt, and hardly one escaped.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

Inside the house she heard the persistent, energetic sound of hammering.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

Why, inside two weeks he'll be fit as a fiddle, and inside a month he'll be his own self!
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

Inside there is a good deal of transitional Norman work to be seen.
Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home

Christine had stepped out on the balcony, and was speaking to K. just inside.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Then from inside her corsage she brought out and held to Sidney a letter.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Inside of ten years there'll be no general practitioners; then where will you be?
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Synonyms for inside

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