OUTWARD Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈau̇t-wərd

Definition of outward

as in outer

situated on the outside or farther out the wall's outward face is painted over with a colorful mural honoring illustrious members of the community

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outward

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noun

as in face

outward and often deceptive indication never was there in a man such a fine, heroic outward and such a cowardly interior

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Recent Examples of outward

Adjective

Despite a business appearing healthy and profitable, owners can experience deep exhaustion, a disconnect between outward success and inward fatigue. — Scott Hanson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The Sphere's outward display will also provide additional complementary programming for the fireworks shows. — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Noun

In IconArrows pointing outwards The bottom line is that energy policy decisions have consequences. — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 9 July 2026 That does not provide a great signal to supporters about the club’s ambitions, though the hierarchy are determined to ‘normalise’ the trading of players, even stars, outwards. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for outward

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Adjective

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services advises peeling fresh fruit and vegetables after washing because the parasite sits on the outer surfaces.

— Erika Edwards, NBC news, 14 July 2026
One of the planet’s strongest heat domes will be located over the north-central United States on Tuesday, with its outer edges reaching eastward toward the Mid-Atlantic.

— Ben Noll, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

Definition of outer

Noun

The section of the AT&T Stadium concourse where the group of DFW sports faces and media had gathered was quickly silenced.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
It can only really be described by the faces of anguish and pure joy on the face of English supporters who have watched every second of their team’s campaign this summer – often packing pubs in the earlier hours for the chance to celebrate together.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of face

Adjective

Farina recommends checking that exterior doors, windows and gates close securely, outdoor lighting is working properly, and security cameras or alarm systems are functioning as expected.

— Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The 2026 Toyota Grand Highlander stands out from rivals in its segment because of its unique exterior and interior designs.

— Keith Laing, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of exterior

Noun

Their most recent appearance at the tournament before this one was in 1998, when Odegaard and Haaland were not even born.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Cal Ripken upstaged every big name in the ballpark, hitting a home run and winning the MVP award in his final All-Star appearance to lead the American League over the Nationals 4-1.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of appearance

Noun

The experiments revealed signatures of the non-Hermitian skin effect, where quantum states concentrate near one end of the system instead of remaining evenly distributed.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Lithium batteries in general are capable of discharging a greater percentage of their full capacity without any negative effects, commonly offering usable capacities of 80% or more.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026

Definition of effect

Noun

Here, The Athletic takes a look at some of the youngsters who will be hoping to make a positive impression.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026
While the three-paragraph Puck item was hastily aggregated by other media outlets, giving the inaccurate impression a deal was imminent, it also was based on a key assumption.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026

Definition of impression

Noun

And are some Heat fans still upset with the way James left Miami in ‘14 after a seeming falling out with Pat Riley?

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
But so far Indiana is off to just a 6-5 start this year, while Clark has seen a seeming decline in shooting accuracy.

— Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026

Definition of seeming

Noun

There are no guarantees in life, but that hasn’t stopped mankind from consistently searching for some semblance of security.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
Kevin Pina’s rocket set off an eruption of joy, only for Cape Verde to trail at half-time mostly because of Maximiliano Araujo, the only Uruguay attacker showing any semblance of form.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 July 2026

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