inside out

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inside out

/ˌɪnsaɪdˈaʊt/

Where it comes from

In the sense thoroughly, an asyndetic clipping of inside and out.

adverb

not comparable With the inside surface turned to be on the outside. I now realise that I have my shirt on inside out.
Similar: inside out, outside in, wrong side out · Opposite: right side out
not comparable, of knowledge Thoroughly; extremely well. I know IBM Assembler Language inside out.
not comparable, of characteristic existence Completely; through and through; to the core. We're hometown hockey fans inside out.
not comparable Describes the hitting of a ball that pitched outside of leg stump to the off side of the field. He hit the ball inside out in an ugly manner, but scored a four.

Opposite: rightways

adjective

alternative, not comparable Alternative form of inside-out

Thesaurus

adverb

Opposite: rightways

Translations

Every language

adv with the inside turned to be on the outside

Español	(sacado / vuelto) de / al revés, evertidamente, tener / con lo de adentro afuera
日本語	裏表逆に uraomote gyaku ni, 裏返しで uragaeshi de
中文	反 fǎn, 穿反 chuānfǎn
हिन्दी	उलटा ulṭā
Português	ao avesso
Français	à l'envers
Deutsch	auf links
Italiano	alla rovescia
Ελληνικά	ανάποδα anápoda
Русский	наизна́нку naiznánku, навы́ворот navývorot
العربية	بِالْمَقْلُوبِ bi-l-maqlūbi
עברית	הפוך hafukh

adv of knowledge: thoroughly

Español	de cabo a rabo, como la palma de su mano
日本語	隅々まで
中文	瞭如指掌 /了如指掌 liǎorúzhǐzhǎng
हिन्दी	पूरा pūrā, संपूर्ण रूप से sampūrṇ rūp se, पूर्णता pūrṇatā
Português	a fundo, de cabo a rabo
Français	à fond, parfaitement, comme sa poche
Deutsch	in- und auswendig
Italiano	a fondo
Ελληνικά	απ’ έξω ap’ éxo
Русский	назубо́к nazubók, вдоль и поперёк vdolʹ i poperjók

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@misc{inside_out_2026,
  title = {inside out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inside%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}