inside
Within the walls
Inside shares many of the meanings of in that apply to space and time and can be used to give a slightly more emphatic or definite meaning.
It is also interchangeable with within in most of its meanings but is less formal than within.
Within a building
- centralIn the middle, primary
- middleCentral point or position
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- containedKept within limits
amid · among · between · depth · midst · cavity · hollow · recess
Middle of anything
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- kernelSeed or essential core
- hubCentral connection point
essence · crux · marrow · pith · focal · axis · epicenter · foundation
First-reported story
- informationKnowledge about something
- secretConcealed information
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- privyOutdoor toilet; informed
informed · exclusive · classified · tip · intelligence · leak · revelation · backstage
Digestive tract, or instinct
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- feelingSensed inner state
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
premonition · sixth sense · foreboding · presentiment · suspicion · insight · intuitiveness · visceral
indoors
Within a building
contained · amid · among · between · depth · midst · cavity · hollow · recess · chamber
center
Middle of anything
hub · essence · crux · marrow · pith · focal · axis · epicenter · foundation · bedrock
refuge
Place of safety
safe · secure · sheltered · shielded · covered · warmth · comfort · cozy · snug · retreat
scoop
First-reported story
- informationKnowledge about something
- secretConcealed information
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
privy · informed · exclusive · classified · tip · intelligence · leak · revelation · backstage · behind-the-scenes
gut
Digestive tract, or instinct
inkling · premonition · sixth sense · foreboding · presentiment · suspicion · insight · intuitiveness · visceral
boundary
Line marking a limit
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- wallVertical enclosing structure
enclosure · compartment · cage · cell · vault · seal · partition · confines · bounds · limits
furniture
Movable room objects
curtains · sofa · lamp · bookshelf · painting · vase · chandelier · armchair · ottoman · drapes
insideoutside
Beyond the boundary
outsider · uninformed · excluded · external · uninitiated
- inside outInner surface exposed externally
- inside jokeHumor requiring shared history
- get insidePass through an entrance
- inside jobCrime with insider help
- deep insideAt the center
- inside and outIn every aspect
insides, insider, insiders, insider's, insider trading, inside baseball, inside out, inside-out, inside joke