inside

prep

1. on the inner side, on the inner part, within, inside of; prior to, before.

adv

2. indoors, in the house, in the building; off the streets.

3. instinctively, intuitively, impulsively; emotionally, viscerally, intestinally; involuntarily, spontaneously; immediately.

4. naturally, basically, fundamentally, inherently, innately, intrinsically.

n

5. interior, interior part; inner part, inner space, inner side, inner surface.

6.Usu. insides viscera, body organs, internal organs, internals; inwards, Inf. innards, Sl. guts; vital parts, vital organs, vitals, Inf. solar plexus, Sl. where one lives; intestine, intestines, bowel, bowels, colon, colons, (of swine) chitterlings, (of animals) entrails; alimentary canal, abdomen, belly, stomach, Inf. tummy, Inf. gizzard, Sl. breadbasket; pouch, (of birds) crop, craw, maw, ingluvies, (of birds) proventriculus; (both of ruminating animals) first stomach, rumen.

7. contents, parts, elements, components, constituents.

8. select group, select circle, exclusive group, exclusive circle, chosen group, chosen circle, Inf. in crowd, Sociol. ingroup.

9. inside out.a. reversed, backward, back in front.b. perfectly, completely, thoroughly, All Inf. backward and forward, backwards and forwards, from A to Z.

adj

10. interior, inner, internal; on the inside, in the inside; indoor, intramural, Latin, intra muros.

11. inmost, innermost, Scot., Irish. benmost.

12. innate, intrinsic, indwelling, immanent, intimate, inherent, indigenous; ingrained, engrained, inwrought, enwrought.

13. fundamental, elemental, radical, basic, organic, constitutional; pithy, substantial, meaty, essential, quintessential; central, nuclear.

14. private, privy, intimate, personal, nonpublic, confidential; restricted, reserved, privileged; esoteric, secret, occult, veiled, hidden, enclosed, obscure.