exterior
The outside part of something.
exterior in a sentence
- The exterior walls of the house were painted bright yellow.
- The castle's exterior looked grim, but inside it was warm and cosy.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to exterior?
- Aoutside
- Binterior
- Cinside
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A: outside. The other three mean the opposite of exterior.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to exterior?
- Ainterior
- Bsurface
- Coutside
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A: interior. The other three mean nearly the same as exterior.
Words that mean something similar
outside, surface
Words that mean the opposite
interior, inside
More words about places & settings
- grim: Gloomy, harsh and without cheer.
- habitable: Good enough for people or animals to live in.
- haven: A safe place where you can shelter from harm.
- hazardous: Dangerous and likely to cause harm.
- inhabit: To live in a place.
- interior: The inside part of something.
- isolate: To keep someone or something apart from others.
- jeopardy: A state of danger, when something could be harmed or lost.
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