interior
The inside part of something.
interior in a sentence
- The interior walls of the cave glittered with crystals.
- The car's interior smelled of new leather.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to interior?
- Aoutside
- Binside
- Cexterior
Show the answer
B: inside. The other three mean the opposite of interior.
Words that mean something similar
inside
Words that mean the opposite
exterior, outside
More words about places & settings
- isolate: To keep someone or something apart from others.
- jeopardy: A state of danger, when something could be harmed or lost.
- knoll: A small round hill.
- loom: To appear as a large, worrying shape, or to be about to happen.
- maroon: To leave someone stranded in a place they cannot escape from.
- nautical: To do with ships, sailors and the sea.
- nomad: A person who moves from place to place instead of living in one home.
- oasis: A green place in a desert where there is water.
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