| Main Entry: | external |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | outside, extrinsic |
Synonyms: |
alien, apparent, exterior, extraneous, foreign, independent, out, outer, outermost, outmost, outward, over, peripheral, superficial, surface, visible |
Antonyms: |
inside, internal, intrinsic |
| Main Entry: | exotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not native or usual; mysterious |
Synonyms: |
alien, alluring, avant garde, bizarre, colorful, curious, different, enticing, external, extraneous, extraordinary, extrinsic, far out, fascinating, foreign, glamorous, imported, introduced, kinky*, outlandish, outside, peculiar, peregrine, romantic, strange, striking, unfamiliar, unusual, way out, weird* |
| Notes: | erotic means giving sexual pleasure or sexually arousing, while exotic means being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world or strikingly strange or unusual |
Antonyms: |
familiar, normal, ordinary, usual |
| Main Entry: | exterior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | outside |
Synonyms: |
exoteric, external, extraneous, extraterrestrial, extraterritorial, extrinsic, foreign, marginal, outdoor, outer, outermost, outlying, outmost, outward, over, peripheral, superficial, surface |
Antonyms: |
central, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | exterior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | visible part |
Synonyms: |
appearance, aspect, coating, cover, covering, exteriority, external, facade, face, finish, outside, polish, rind, shell, skin, superficies, superstratum, surface |
Antonyms: |
center, core, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | extraneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foreign |
Synonyms: |
adventitious, alien, exotic, external, extrinsic, out of place, strange |
Antonyms: |
national, native |
| Main Entry: | extrinsic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foreign |
Synonyms: |
acquired, alien, exotic, exterior, external, extraneous, gained, imported, outer, outside, outward, superficial |
Antonyms: |
essential, integral, interior, intrinsic, necessary |
| Main Entry: | foreign |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | from another country, experience |
Synonyms: |
adopted, alien, alienated, antipodal, barbarian, barbaric, borrowed, derived, different, distant, estranged, exiled, exotic, expatriate, external, extralocal, extraneous, extrinsic, far, far-fetched, far-off, faraway, from abroad, immigrant, imported, inaccessible, nonnative, nonresident, not domestic, not native, offshore, outlandish, outside, overseas, remote, strange, transoceanic, unaccustomed, unexplored, unfamiliar, unknown |
Antonyms: |
local, national, native |
| Main Entry: | outlying |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in rural area; remote |
Synonyms: |
afar, backwoods, distant, external, far-flung, far-off, faraway, off-lying, out-of-the-way, outer, peripheral, provincial, removed |
Antonyms: |
central, inner, middle |
| Main Entry: | outward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | visible; for appearances |
Synonyms: |
apparent, evident, exterior, external, from within, noticeable, observable, obvious, on the surface, open, ostensible, out, outer, outside, over, perceptible, superficial, surface, to the eye, toward the edge |
Antonyms: |
invisible, inward |
| Main Entry: | peripheral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | minor, outside |
Synonyms: |
beside the point, borderline, exterior, external, incidental, inessential, irrelevant, minor, outer, outermost, perimetric, secondary, superficial, surface, tangential, unimportant |
Antonyms: |
central, crucial, internal, major |