INTERNAL Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

internal

adjective

in-ˈtər-nᵊl

Definition of internal

as in inner

situated farther in somehow grave robbers hadn't managed to locate and enter the internal chambers of the Egyptian tomb

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as in mental

of or relating to the mind the never-ending internal monologue of the novel's main character

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Recent Examples of internal And competing internal metrics within different teams—such as subscription revenue versus store revenue—exacerbated the problem, said former employees. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 For example, an internal experiment may need a tighter budget and a shorter review cycle. — Jesse Stockall, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The Survivor and The Traitors company had already installed RedBird IMI CEO Jeff Zucker as Chairman, Marco Bassetti as CEO and Jane Turton as Deputy CEO, and today confirmed the next tier of management in an internal note to staff seen by Deadline. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 However, the business never turned a profit, failed to attract repeat customers and fell victim to internal squabbles. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for internal

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That year, Samsung released one of its first folding devices, and reviewers quickly found that its inner screen cracked during normal use.

— Kif Leswing,MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
His Yeoville Dinner Club, found on the main street of the immigrant-rich inner Johannesburg neighborhood, is now in its 10th year.

— Leah Quinn, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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The mental toll that comes with Ebola Losing relatives to disease outbreaks is always difficult, but responders say grief can be especially severe with Ebola in a country where the disease is viewed by many as evil due to rumors and misconceptions.

— Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Their alluring quality belies their extreme toxicity; at times used as a hallucinogen, their ingestion can cause severe mental confusion and even death.

— Tatiane de Assis, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of mental

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The deputy pointed to Les Républicains leader and presidential candidate Bruno Retailleau, who was interior minister in 2023 when police shot a teenager of Algerian-Moroccan descent and sparked nationwide protests.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
Her concern stems from the claim by the powerful interior minister, Amit Shah, who first said the voter revision would be aimed at detecting, deleting and deporting infiltrators.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of interior

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For relative newcomer Marwan Waleed, that means tense body movements and a downcast tilt to his head, reflecting the psychological toll of having been trapped in a locked van when kidnapped in Libya.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
My childhood school in Denmark hadn’t been turned to rubble but into an emotional battlefield, a psychological groundhog’s day of explosive arguments, violent brawls—and brief, fragile truces that always shattered when the home bell rung.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

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