inward

Main Entry:
inward [in-werd]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: ingoing
Synonyms: entering, inbound, incoming, infiltrating, inflowing, inpouring, penetrating, through
Antonyms: outgoing, outward
Main Entry: inherent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: basic, hereditary
Synonyms: built-in, characteristic, congenital, connate, constitutional, deep-rooted, deep-seated, distinctive, elementary, essential, fixed, fundamental, genetic, immanent, implicit, in the grain, inborn, inbred, inbuilt, indigenous, indispensable, individual, indwelling, ingrained, inherited, innate, inner, instinctive, integral, integrated, internal, intimate, intrinsic, inward, latent, native, natural, original, part and parcel, resident, running in the family, subjective, unalienable
Notes: the word innate means 'inborn' and should apply to living things; inherent is 'essential, intrinsic' and applies best to nonliving things like ideas
Antonyms: acquired, added, external, extrinsic, incidental, learned
Main Entry: inner
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: central, middle physically
Synonyms: close, constitutional, essential, familiar, focal, inherent, innermore, inside, interior, internal, intestinal, intimate, intrinsic, inward, nuclear
Antonyms: exterior, external, outer, outside
Main Entry: inner
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: mental, private
Synonyms: central, concealed, deep-rooted, deep-seated, emotional, esoteric, essential, focal, gut, hidden, individual, inherent, innate, inside, interior, internal, intimate, intrinsic, intuitive, inward, personal, psychological, repressed, secret, spiritual, subconscious, unrevealed, visceral, viscerous
Antonyms: outer, physical
Main Entry: inside
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: in the middle; interior
Synonyms: central, indoors, inner, innermost, internal, intramural, inward, surrounded, under a roof
Notes: inside of is redundant; just say inside
Antonyms: exterior, external, outer, outside
Main Entry: interior
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: inside, central
Synonyms: autogenous, domestic, endogenous, gut, home, in-house, inland, inner, innermost, internal, intimate, inward, private, remote, secret, visceral, viscerous, within
Antonyms: exterior, external, outer, outside
Main Entry: internal
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: within
Synonyms: centralized, circumscribed, civic, constitutional, domestic, enclosed, gut, home, in-house, indigenous, inherent, innate, inner, innermore, inside, interior, intestine, intimate, intramural, intrinsic, inward, municipal, national, native, private, subjective, visceral, viscerous
Antonyms: external, outer
Main Entry: intestinal/intestine
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: pertaining to
Synonyms: alimentary, bowel, celiac, digestive organs abdominal, duodenal, gut, inner, inside, interior, internal, inward, rectal, stomachic, ventral, visceral
Main Entry: within
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: inside
Synonyms: in, in a period, in reach, indoors, inner, interior, inward, not beyond, not outside, not over
Antonyms: outside
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