INNERMOST Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

innermost

adjective

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Recent Examples of innermost The solar system’s largest gas giant and its innermost planet will resemble a close pair of bright stars in the morning twilight. — Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026 The innermost layer is a porous carbon buffer that absorbs recoil energy from fission fragments and provides internal clearance to collect gaseous fission products. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026 The statute describes the container as the innermost package or vessel in direct contact with the product for retail sale. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 As a lonely widow who has suffered more than her life’s share of grief and loss, Field’s Tovar shares her innermost thoughts and sadness with Marcellus. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for innermost

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Wallace slowly unravels the fascinating — and ultimately tragic — story of a man who, though very close to Wallace, somehow kept his inmost self hidden in plain sight.

— Joan Frank, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
In the whole inmost ward of my self, the beds are occupied by slow-moving remembrances like time-lapse flower novels.

— Reginald Gibbons, New York Times, 24 June 2021

Definition of inmost

Adjective

Once excavation is finished, crews can remove the backup system and inner shield while leaving the outer shell behind as permanent tunnel support.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Each represents a link in a chain, a continuously evolving but mystically consistent method of shaping, presenting, and expressing sound, using its physical properties to map out an inner emotional space.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani said an internal investigation will be conducted and that the body-camera footage will be released to the public.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Mamdani applauded police for stopping the attack but said an internal investigation would be conducted.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026

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