Inner and Public

Inner

Inner adjective - Situated farther in.

Public is an antonym for inner.

Public

Public adjective - Not known by only a select few.

Inner is an antonym for public.

Both words in one sentence

  • Characters / Nazi Germany Eva Braun's existence was known only to the members of Hitler's inner circle and the general public only found out about her after the fall of the Nazi regime.
  • The Great Sanhedrin is the public governing body in Jerusalem but there is another, inner council that Mordechai belongs to that is the real power.
  • The third thing he's remembered for is his slips in highly public incidents (due to an inner ear problem affecting his balance), never being able to live it down despite the fact that he was a star football player in his college days at the University of Michigan.
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