INWARDLY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

inwardly

adverb

Definition of inwardly

as in secretly

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Recent Examples of inwardly Now, others rooting for a crash weren’t as inwardly focused. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026 Charleigh inwardly winced and froze in place, hand still on the knob. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026 Regina turns her disdain outwardly, planning her escape, while Birde directs hers inwardly, seeing no way out. — Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026 And so that was something that actually gave me a lot of inspiration for finding layers and inwardly. — Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inwardly

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Nearly a year and a half after local leaders secretly voted to halt a Beltline rail project, several Atlanta City Council members are urging the mayor’s administration to reconsider.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Anthropic also said there were other similar attempts to secretly divert user requests to Claude by Chinese firms like DeepSeek.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of secretly

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The Seahawks' quarterback just limped to the blue tent where medical personnel can privately evaluate players' injuries.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
But according to Dietrich’s daughter Maria Riva, whose 1992 biography of her mother Lim liberally quotes from, Dietrich privately did not hold Wong in the highest esteem.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of privately

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This isn’t a grabby, attention seeker of a film, but a quiet, watchful sort of movie that whispers its secrets sotto voce.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
The first and rarest category involved sotto voce confessions of personal tree-felling or maiming episodes.

— Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

Definition of sotto voce

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