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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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