Built-in
Built-in adjective - Being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing.
Usage example: a poker player with a seemingly built-in ability to read his opponents' faces
External
External adjective - Not being a vital part of or belonging to something.
Both words in one sentence
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Before TV sets had built-in decoding circuitry, a viewer needing the capability could buy an (expensive) external decoder, similar to the (not too expensive) external decoder used to allow an analog TV to receive digital over-the-air broadcasts.
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Many video games have measures built in to punish the player for cheating (whether by built-in cheat codes or external cheating/hacking devices).
Source: No Fair Cheating
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External and Built-in. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/built-in/external
Built-in & External. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/built-in/external>.
External or Built-in. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/built-in/external.
