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interior adjective [ ɪnˈtɪərɪə ]

• situated on or relating to the inside of something; inner.
• "the interior lighting is not adequate"
Similar: inside, inner, internal, intramural, on the inside,
Opposite: exterior,
• remote from the coast or frontier; inland.
• "the interior jungle regions"
Similar: inland, inshore, upcountry, non-coastal, inner, innermost, central, remote, wild,
Opposite: outer,
• relating to a country's internal affairs.
• "the interior minister"
Similar: internal, home, domestic, national, state, civil, local,
Opposite: foreign,
• existing or taking place in the mind or soul; mental.
• "an interior monologue"
Similar: inner, spiritual, mental, psychological, emotional, private, personal, intimate, secret, hidden, instinctive, intuitive, impulsive, involuntary, spontaneous, gut,

interior noun

• the inner part of something; the inside.
• "the interior has been much restored"
Similar: inside, inner part, inner area, depths, recesses, bowels, belly, centre, middle, nucleus, core, heart, innards,
Opposite: exterior, outside,
• the inland part of a country or region.
• "the plains of the interior"
Similar: centre, heartland, hinterland, wilderness, wilds, bush,
Opposite: borderland,
• the internal affairs of a country.
• "the Minister of the Interior"
Origin: late 15th century: from Latin, ‘inner’, comparative adjective from inter ‘within’.


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