Synonyms of outward

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adjective

ˈau̇t-wərd 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outer
• exterior
• external
• outside
• surface
• outlying
• outermost
• superficial
• outmost

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• internal
• inner
• inward
• interior
• inside
• innermost
• middle
• mid
• inmost
• midmost

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• face
• appearance
• effect
• impression
• seeming
• semblance
• name
• show
• first blush
• guise
• implication
• air
• resemblance
• surface
• likeness
• exterior
• display
• pretense
• image
• shape
• front
• imitation
• affectation
• representation
• cloak
• demonstration
• facade
• suggestion
• hint
• simulation
• mask
• fiction
• pose
• insinuation
• shell
• disguise
• veneer
• masquerade
• gloss
• imposture
• patina
• make-believe
• Potemkin village

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outward

Adjective

There’s certainly little outward indication of anxiety as the five-time NBA All-Star preps for the inaugural taping of Game Recognize Game, THR‘s new series uniting an actor — in this case, Mahershala Ali — with one of his favorite athletes. — David Katz, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Without a contract agreement over the next five-plus months — and no outward indication that the two sides have made progress — the speculation about Jackson’s future in Baltimore will get louder and louder. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Noun

In IconArrows pointing outwards The firm also found that the median performance for S&P 500 forward returns following a breakout of 40% year-over-year margin debt growth has been worse off 12 months later as opposed to one month after it. — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

That headroom is not vast, which is why any January incomings likely require offsetting by movement outwards. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026