Synonyms for external
ɪkˈstɜr nlex·ter·nal

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1. externaladjective

   Antonyms:
   internal

2. externaladjective

   Antonyms:
   internal

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1. external

   Synonyms:
   accidental, casual, extrinsic, fortuitous, incidental, outward, subsidiary, superadded, superficial, superfluous, superimposed, supplemental, transient, unconnected

   Antonyms:
   congenital, essential, immanent, inborn, inbred, indispensable, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inhering, innate, inseparable, internal, intrinsic, inwrought, native, natural, subjective

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1. external

   Synonyms:
   outer, exterior, apparent, manifest, superficial, visible, palpable

   Antonyms:
   inner, internal, inapparent, hidden, inmost, intestine

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1. externaladjective

   outward features

   "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion"

   Antonyms:
   inward, internecine, intrinsic, interior, domestic, inner, internal, intrinsical

2. externaladjective

   happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface

   "the external auditory canal"; "external pressures"

   Synonyms:
   extraneous, outside, international, outside(a)

   Antonyms:
   internal, domestic, inner, interior, intrinsic, inward, intrinsical, internecine

3. external, extraneous, outsideadjective

   coming from the outside

   "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"

   Synonyms:
   immaterial, outdoor(a), out-of-door, impertinent, orthogonal, extraneous, remote, away, outside, outside(a), foreign, international

   Antonyms:
   internecine, intrinsic, internal, inner, domestic, inward, intrinsical, interior

4. external, international, outside(a)adjective

   from or between other countries

   "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help"

   Antonyms:
   inward, internecine, interior, intrinsic, internal, intrinsical, domestic, inner

5. externaladjective

   purely outward or superficial

   "external composure"; "an external concern for reputation"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.

   Synonyms:
   extraneous, outside, international, outside(a)

   Antonyms:
   internal, interior, intrinsic, internecine, inner, inward, intrinsical, domestic

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1. externaladjective

   Synonyms:
   outward, outer, exterior, outside, superficial

2. externaladjective

   Synonyms:
   extrinsic, foreign, from without

3. externaladjective

   Synonyms:
   visible, apparent

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1. externaladjective

   Synonyms:
   outward, exterior, superficial, extrinsic

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1. List of paraphrases for "external":

   foreign, outer, outside, exterior, outdoor, externally, extérieures, outpatient, extraneous, externa, extérieure, outward, field, outboard, estero, overseas, exogenous, externe, inward, extérieur, out-patient, off-site, exteriores

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How to use external in a sentence?

1. Martin Winterkorn:

   I personally am deeply sorry that we have broken the trust of our customers and the public, volkswagen has ordered an external investigation of this matter.

2. William Jackson at Capital Economics:

   We've seen a couple of months of relatively good current account data which shows some external vulnerabilities may be declining. Plus the promise to speed up EU accession talks has led to hopes the (ruling) AK Party will re-launch reforms which stalled a few years ago when accession talks hit a brick wall.

3. Mike McCaul:

   They’ve said they’re on the run for many years, and they’re not, i think the airstrikes have ramped up external operations … This is an unprecedented pace of terror in modern times. And so to say they’re on the run … absolutely defies reality.

4. Eric Dane:

   To have secrets and to have to live keeping those secrets from people, i've certainly had my struggles with alcoholism, drug addiction, mental health, and I know what it's like to have to put up a facade and have an external experience not match the internal experience. I felt like that was my strongest asset in trying to articulate what the guy's going through.

5. Dan Snyder:

   I have admittedly been too hands-off as an owner and allowed others to have day-today control to the detriment of our organization. Going forward I am going to be more involved, and we have already made major changes in personnel bringing in new leadership to drive cultural transformation on and off the field. In addition, we are assembling a world class team of external advisors to both investigate these allegations and create an actionable and measurable plan to change our culture.