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, external, 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. German Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   The German government says the Dublin approach is not working anymore, because so many refugees are arriving at our external borders, that we can't leave Italy or Greece alone to deal with this task, at the same time, if we say that Italy and Greece can't be left alone with this task, then neither can it be that three countries, like Sweden, Austria and Germany, are left alone with the lion's share of the task.

2. Intel Corp:

   An ongoing investigation by internal and external counsel has confirmed a violation of Intel's non-fraternization policy, which applies to all managers.

3. Ellen Meara:

   Our rates of drug poisoning and all of these external causes (of death) are so much more than other countries.

4. Robert Louis Stevenson:

   ...for no man lives in the external truth among salts and acids, but in the warm, phantasmagoric chamber of his brain, with the painted windows and the storied wall.

5. Luis Almagro:

   These challenges cannot be blamed on external forces, the situation facing Venezuela today is the direct result of the actions of those currently in power.