External
External adjective - Not being a vital part of or belonging to something.
On the outside and external are semantically related. In some cases you can use "On the outside" instead an adjective "External".
On the outside
External and on the outside are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "External" instead an adjective phrase "On the outside".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- alien and external
- alien and on the outside
- out-of-doors and external
- out-of-doors and on the outside
- outward and external
- outward and on the outside
- outer and external
- outer and on the outside
- superficial and external
- superficial and on the outside
- exterior and external
- exterior and on the outside
- remote and external
- remote and on the outside
Both terms in one sentence
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The thing even has a core; instead of a big red glowy thingy on the outside of the body, it had a big blue glowy thingy under its external armor.
Source: Manga / Freezing -
I Call It "Vera": External titles can be painted on the outside of any tank, some of which are names.
Source: Video Game / World of Tanks -
In Ratchet & Clank you never actually climb inside the vents, although Clank would certainly be small enough to have one of his missions in there, but at one point you break into a building by climbing on the outside of external air vents with Magnet Boots.
Source: Air-Vent Passageway
Cite this Source
On the outside and External. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/external/on_the_outside
External & On the outside. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/external/on_the_outside>.
On the outside or External. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/external/on_the_outside.
