on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle;inside the envelope.
prior to the elapse of; within: He promised to arrive inside an hour.
adverb
in or into the inner part: Please go inside.
indoors: They play inside on rainy days.
within one's heart, reason, etc.; by true nature; fundamentally: I know inside that he's not guilty.Inside, she's really very shy.
Slang. in prison.
noun
the inner or internal part; interior: the inside of the house.
the inner side or surface: the inside of the hand;He pinned the money to the inside of his jacket.
insides (def. 1).
a select or inner circle of power, prestige, etc.: a man on the inside.
the shortest of several parallel, curving tracks or lanes; the part of an oval track closest to the inner rail: The horse came up fast on the inside.
the inward nature, mind, feelings, etc.
Slang. confidential or secret information.
an inside passenger or place in a coach, carriage, etc.
adjective
situated or being on or in the inside; interior; internal: an inside seat.
acting, employed, done, or originating within a building or place: He used to work on the dock but now he has an inside job.
derived from the inner circle of those concerned in and having private knowledge of a situation: inside information.
Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing between home plate and the batter: The pitch was low and inside.
Idioms for inside
inside of, Informal. within the space or period of: Our car broke down again inside of a mile.
inside out,
with the inner side reversed to face the outside.
thoroughly: completely: She knew the work inside out.
Origin of inside
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; see origin at in, side1
ANTONYMS FOR inside
7 outside, exterior.
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synonym study for inside
7. Inside,interior both refer to the inner part or space within something. Inside is a common word, and is used with reference to things of any size, small or large: the inside of a pocket.Interior, somewhat more formal, denotes the inner part or the space or regions within; it usually suggests considerable size or extent, and sometimes a richness of decoration: the interior of a country, of the earth, of a cathedral.
Words nearby inside
inshore, in short, in short order, in short supply, inshrine, inside, inside caliper, inside forward, inside job, inside lane, inside loop