Need another word that means the same as “exterior”? Find 37 synonyms and 30 related words for “exterior” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Exterior” are: outer, outside, outermost, outward, external, surface, superficial, extrinsic, visible, open air, lamination, overlay, facing, covering, coat, finish, finishing coat, layer, cladding, outside surface, external surface, externals, facade, front, image, face, public face, character, personality, identity, self, mask, guise, role, part
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “exterior” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| character | A person seen in terms of a particular aspect of character. Gas lamps give the area its character. |
| cladding | A covering or coating on a structure or material. Timber cladding. |
| coat | A protective outer garment worn indoors. A second coat of paint. |
| covering | The act of protecting something by covering it. The sky was obscured by a covering of cloud. |
| external surface | Outward features. |
| externals | Outward features. He enjoyed the solemn externals of religion. |
| facade | The face or front of a building. Her flawless public facade masked private despair. |
| face | The surface of a thing especially one that is presented to the view or has a particular function. I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news. |
| facing | A piece of material sewn on the inside of a garment, especially at the neck and armholes, to strengthen it. The bricks were used as a facing on a concrete core. |
| finish | The act of finishing. A crowd assembled at the finish. |
| finishing coat | The act of finishing. |
| front | The part of a garment covering a person s front. He s got a bit of talent and a lot of front. |
| guise | An artful or simulated semblance. Sums paid under the guise of consultancy fees. |
| identity | Exact sameness. An identity card. |
| image | A simile or metaphor. She s the very image of her mother. |
| lamination | A layered structure. |
| layer | A level of seniority in the hierarchy of an organization. A managerial layer. |
| mask | A masked person. No mask could conceal his ignorance. |
| outside | The region that is outside of something. Record the date on the outside of the file. |
| outside surface | The outer side or surface of something. |
| overlay | A block of code or other data transferred during the overlay process. A durable cost effective floor overlay. |
| part | The appropriate or expected behaviour in a particular role or situation one s duty. In such a place his part is to make good. |
| personality | The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s distinctive character. She is a Hollywood personality. |
| public face | A body of people sharing some common interest. |
| role | An actor’s portrayal of someone in a play. He took an active role in bringing about reform. |
| self | Used ironically to refer to oneself or someone else. Guilt can be turned against the self. |
| surface | A continuous set of points that has length and breadth but no thickness. They skimmed over the surface of the water. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “exterior” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| external | Coming or derived from a source outside the subject affected. External pressures. |
| extrinsic | (of a muscle, such as an eye muscle) having its origin some distance from the part which it moves. An extrinsic feature of the new building. |
| open air | Of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints. |
| outer | (especially in place names) more remote. The outer layer of the skin. |
| outermost | Furthest from the centre. The outermost layer of the earth. |
| outside | Coming from the outside. An outside margin. |
| outward | Relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind. The outward physical body. |
| superficial | Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely. Superficial burns. |
| surface | Denoting ships which travel on the surface of the water as distinct from submarines. The surface fleet. |
| visible | Relating to imports or exports of tangible commodities. A visible object. |
| apparently | Unmistakably (`plain’ is often used informally for `plainly. Irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land. |
| appearance | The event of coming into sight. The sudden appearance of her daughter startled her. |
| away | An away match or win. Pushed all doubts away. |
| boundary | A limit of something abstract, especially a subject or sphere of activity. The river marks the boundary between the two regions. |
| by | In reserve; not for immediate use. Put something by for her old age. |
| edge | Provide with an edge. Edge the tablecloth with embroidery. |
| epidermis | The outer layer of tissue in a plant, except where it is replaced by periderm. |
| external | Belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something. External pressures. |
| extrinsic | Not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside. Reasons extrinsic to the music itself. |
| facade | The principal front of a building, that faces on to a street or open space. The house has a half timbered facade. |
| facing | Positioned so as to face. Two large front facing windows. |
| lining | The act of attaching an inside lining to a garment or curtain etc. Self clean oven linings. |
| margin | Annotate or summarize a text in the margins. The notations in the margin. |
| marginal | A plant that grows in water close to the edge of land. The marginal tax rates on these incomes rise to as much as 80 per cent in some republics. |
| marginally | To only a limited extent; slightly. He s marginally worse than he was. |
| outdoors | Outside a building. He wanted to get outdoors a little. |
| outer | An outer garment or part of one. The outer suburbs. |
| outermost | Situated at the farthest possible point from a center. The outermost layer of the earth. |
| outrigger | A boat fitted with an outrigger. |
| outside | Outside a building. An outside door. |
| outward | Outwards. An outward display of friendliness. |
| outwardly | On or from the outside. Outwardly featureless modern offices. |
| peripheral | A peripheral device. She will see their problems as peripheral to her own. |
| rim | Furnish with a rim. A china egg cup with a gold rim. |
| seemingly | According to the facts as one knows them; as far as one knows. A seemingly competent and well organized person. |
| side | Take sides for or against. There was absolutely no side to him. |
| surface | Rise or come up to the surface of the water or the ground. Surface mail. |
| unprepossessing | Not attractive or appealing to the eye. Despite his unprepossessing appearance he had an animal magnetism. |
| veneer | Cover with veneer. Veneer the furniture to protect it. |
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