Synonyms for internal
ɪnˈtɜr nlin·ter·nal

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1. internaladjective

   Synonyms:
   interne, inner, intern, inly, interior

   Antonyms:
   external, exterior

2. internaladjective

   inside of something

   We saw the internal compartments

   Synonyms:
   inner, interne, intern, interior, inly

   Antonyms:
   external, exterior

3. internaladjective

   within the body

   Her bleeding was internal

   Synonyms:
   inly, interne, interior, inner, intern

   Antonyms:
   external, exterior

4. internaladjective

   concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.

   The nation suffered from internal conflicts

   Synonyms:
   interne, intern, inner, interior, inly

   Antonyms:
   external, exterior

5. internaladjective

   concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation

   An internal investigation was conducted

   Synonyms:
   inner, inly, interior, interne, intern

   Antonyms:
   external, exterior

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1. internal

   Inherent signifies permanently united as an element or original quality, naturally existent or incorporated in something so as to have become an integral part. Immanent is a philosophic word, to denote that which dwells in or pervades any substance or spirit without necessarily being a part of it, and without reference to any working out (compare SUBJECTIVE). That which is inherent is an inseparable part of that in which it inheres, and is usually thought of with reference to some outworking or effect; as, an inherent difficulty. God is said to be immanent (not inherent) in the universe. Frequently intrinsic and inherent can be interchanged, but inherent applies to qualities, while intrinsic applies to essence, so that to speak of intrinsic excellence conveys higher praise than if we say inherent excellence. Inherent and intrinsic may be said of persons or things; congenital, inborn, inbred, innate, apply to living beings. Congenital is frequent in medical and legal use with special application to defects; as, congenital idiocy. Innate and inborn are almost identical, but innate is preferred in philosophic use, as when we speak of innate ideas; that which is inborn, congenital, or innate may be original with the individual, but that which is inbred is inherited. Ingrained signifies dyed in the grain, and denotes that which is deeply wrought into substance or character.

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

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

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1. internal

   Synonyms:
   inner, interior, inside

   Antonyms:
   outer, exterior, outside

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1. internaladjective

   happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface

   "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering"

   Synonyms:
   inner, national, intragroup, interior(a), intimate, interior, home(a)

   Antonyms:
   extrinsic, extramural, outside, outer, foreign, outward, external

2. internal, intragroupadjective

   occurring within an institution or community

   "intragroup squabbling within the corporation"

   Synonyms:
   home(a), intragroup, national, intimate, interior(a), interior, inner

   Antonyms:
   external, extramural, outside, outer, foreign, extrinsic, outward

3. home(a), interior(a), internal, nationaladjective

   inside the country

   "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics"

   Antonyms:
   outer, extramural, foreign, external, outward, extrinsic, outside

4. inner, interior, internaladjective

   located inward

   "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"- David Denby; "an internal sense of rightousness"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.

   Synonyms:
   upcountry, inside, home(a), intragroup, inner(a), midland, national, intimate, privileged, interior(a), interior, inner

   Antonyms:
   outside, extramural, extrinsic, external, foreign, outer, outward

5. inner, internal, intimateadjective

   innermost or essential

   "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"

   Synonyms:
   national, interior, informal, sexual, privileged, cozy, versed, inner(a), intragroup, inside, familiar, inner, intimate, knowledgeable, interior(a), home(a)

   Antonyms:
   extrinsic, extramural, outer, foreign, outside, external, outward

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1. internaladjective

   Synonyms:
   interior, inner, inward, not outward, not external

2. internaladjective

   Synonyms:
   spiritual, not literal

3. internaladjective

   Synonyms:
   intrinsic, real, genuine, true

4. internaladjective

   Synonyms:
   domestic, not foreign

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1. internaladjective

   Synonyms:
   inward, interior, inside, inner, esoteric, intrinsic, inherent

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1. List of paraphrases for "internal":

   domestic, interior, in-house, inner, inland, internally, single, home, inside, indoor, procedure, inboard, intern, homeland, internes, interne, nwri, displaced, interna, national, internally-generated, interns, innere, inhouse, inward, within, intra-state, back-office, internos

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How to use internal in a sentence?

1. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Our happiness should not depend on external things; it is the expression of internal attitudes.

2. Carter Page:

   What Ive learned from some of the leakers and one of the papers of record;a top reporter there said theres a lot of exculpatory evidence thats remaining classified, and theres been internal battles.

3. Kimmo Elomaa:

   In order to increase security, we have assessed that reinstating control in our internal borders would be justified.

4. Oprah Winfrey:

   I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace - a connection to what matters.

5. Hassan Abu Haniyah:

   The regional financing it used to get has weakened and the loss of its leaders has brought this new alignment driven not by ideology but on strengthening its internal structure.