inside out

Meaning

Adv

1. (not-comparable) With the inside surface turned to be on the outside.
2. (not-comparable) Thoroughly; extremely well.
3. (not-comparable) Completely; through and through; to the core.
4. (not-comparable) Describes the hitting of a ball that pitched outside of leg stump to the off side of the field.

Adj

Alternative form of inside-out.

Opposite of

right side out

Synonyms

upside down

on the wrong side

back to front

opposite

be inside out

reverse

reversed

reverted

thoroughly

through

through and through

well

wrong side out

turn inside out

back

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outside in

backward

contrary

inside-out

inverted

Translations

à l’envers

binnenstebuiten

al revés

alla rovescia

in- und auswendig

de cabo a rabo

parfaitement

comme sa poche

à fond

a fondo

revers

retourner

auf links

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪnsaɪdˈaʊt/

Etymology

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