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inner

/ˈɪnə/adjective2 syllables

Inner means: located or occurring within or closer to a center.

Synonyms for inner12

adjective, as in located or occurring within or closer to a center

adjective, as in innermost or essential

internal, intimate, intrinsic, intrinsical

adjective, as in located inward

adjective, as in confined to an exclusive group

adjective, as in exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence

adjective, as in inside or closer to the inside of the body

Opposites of inner

What does inner mean?6

adjective

1

located or occurring within or closer to a center“an inner room”

2

innermost or essential“the inner logic of Cubism”

3

located inward“Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle”

4

confined to an exclusive group“privy to inner knowledge”

5

exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence“inner regions of the organization”

6

inside or closer to the inside of the body“the inner ear”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with inner?7

three syllables

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Inner in a sentence

  • Inner peace often comes from within, not from a bank account.Nuel
  • Music is inner life, and he will never suffer loneliness who has inner life.carlosalberto
  • Fadil acted like he was possessed by an inner devil.OsoHombre
  • Fadil developed a sense of inner peace about the murder.OsoHombre
  • A fountain of alabaster stands in the alabaster-paved inner court.shekitten
  • I had my wallet stolen from my inner pocket.CK
  • An inner defect never fails to express itself outwardly.unknown
  • He looked confident but his inner feelings were quite different.unknown

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Forms of inner

as a adjective

comparative
innermore
superlative
innermost