from within
Originating inside something
From within means originating inside something rather than coming from an external source.
Physical things emerge from within: Light glowed from within the cave.
More often the phrase describes internal origins—emotions, motivations, or forces: Change must come from within, The company was destroyed from within by infighting.
It emphasizes that the source is interior, not imposed from outside.
- insideThe inner area
- endogenousOriginating from within
- innateExisting since birth
- coreCentral essential portion
- interiorInside area or region
inner voice · inherent · heart · intrinsic · contained · introspection · center · self-reflection · soul searching · self-motivation · embedded · inward · looking inward · arising · bubbling up · inner strength · enclosed · nucleus
from withinfrom outside
externally · extrinsically · outwardly · top-down · inwardly
within, from, wherein, herein, therein, wherefrom, therefrom