outward looking

phrase

: thinking about other people or places

The country has become more outward looking in its economic policies.

Examples of outward looking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former rebel commander who has served as Syria’s President since 2025, has been outward looking since taking power. — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

The Amazon Frontline is the outward looking arm of the Ceibo Alliance. — Simmone Shah, Time, 13 May 2025

Mexican acting legend Silvia Pinal was also a notable omission, particularly given the more outward looking and international nature of The Academy these days. — Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025

Still, fractured Lebanon is fundamentally an outward looking nation. — Matt Bradley, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024

And that, for me, is almost the creative part of my brain that just is open and absorbent and also outward looking and spontaneous. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2020

To position himself in this way—cautious toward the United States but not passive, flexible but ideologically impregnable, self-reliant but outward looking—will require a grace akin to walking a tightrope. — Christopher K. Johnson, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2019

Rhymes for outward looking

• overlooking
• booking
• brooking
• cooking
• hooking