inside out

Seams showing outward

Inside out describes something with its inner surface facing outward, typically by accident or for inspection: You've got your shirt on inside out.

Figuratively, to know something inside out is to understand it completely, in every detail: She knows this city inside out.

To turn something inside out is to search it thoroughly or transform it utterly.

thorough

completely

To the fullest extent

comprehensively · meticulously · intimately · fully · entirely · scrutinized · analyzed · examined · investigated · explored

reversed

inverted

Turned opposite way

transposed · swapped · rearranged · interchanged · overturned · mirrored · rotated · twisted · unwound

emotional

vulnerable

Open to attack

transparent · laid bare · unguarded · heart on sleeve · candid · authentic · soul-baring · intimate · confessional · revealing

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orientation/configuration

inside outright side out

Exterior facing outward

normal · proper · in place · outside in

degree of knowledge/understanding

inside outsuperficially

At surface level only

barely · vaguely · slightly · hardly · not at all

order/arrangement

inside outin order

Arranged as intended

organized · intact · untouched

Family

inside, outside, out, insides, outsider, insider, inside-out

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G