Inner
Inner adjective - Situated farther in.
Usage example: an inner area of the national park that is some distance from the nearest road
Outermost
Both words in one sentence
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This trope is related to the Dream Within a Dream or Show Within a Show, but in practice it acts quite differently, because the "inner" stories claim all of the reader's attention, and there are often many levels of them, so it becomes hard to remember which one is the "outermost".
Source: Nested Story
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Outermost and Inner. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/inner/outermost
Inner & Outermost. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/inner/outermost>.
Outermost or Inner. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/inner/outermost.
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