internal

[in-tur-nl] / ɪnˈtɜr nl /

ADJECTIVE

within

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constitutional domestic in-house intramural national private subjective

WEAK

centralized circumscribed civic enclosed gut home indigenous inherent innate inner innermore inside interior intestine intimate intrinsic inward municipal native visceral viscerous

Antonyms

WEAK

external outer

Example Sentences

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In late May, the 77th Street gang squad was temporarily disbanded amid an internal investigation into misconduct that was allegedly driven by a push to seize illegal firearms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

According to Meta’s own internal benchmark evaluations, the model was competitive with OpenAI and Anthropic and significantly outscored xAI’s Grok on most tests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Spirited, and occasionally acrimonious, internal debate has always been a part of working at “60 Minutes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

An internal memo - seen by Reuters - was reportedly authored by Stephane Kasriel, a vice president in Meta's Superintelligence Labs unit.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

It was a similar problem to what astronauts faced when they traveled in space; the journey wreaked havoc on the fragile internal balance of bones, muscles, and nerves.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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