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

At the height of the animosity between UEFA and FIFA, there were outward displays of tension. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Lal Ded’s poetry encouraged people to seek God within themselves, practice self-discipline and recognize that spiritual truth could not be found through outward rituals alone. — Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

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In IconArrows pointing outwards The Class A shares ended Tuesday at $768,010, also their highest close since November 28′s $770,100. — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026 Among the catch are stingrays, their bodies folded over, pushed inwards (or outwards, for some) from the burgeoning force of other fish in the net. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for outward

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Adjective

Sinot used a palette of pure white, vibrant magenta, and dandelion yellow, with the white color concentrated in the inner corners and dotted with teeny pink spots that faded into bright pink at the outer corners.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 3 Aug. 2026
Trump was not yet thirty, and an ambitious outer-borough real-estate developer.

— Kai Bird, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of outer

Noun

The only new face that does demand a lot of attention so far is a prickly new assistant coach, Alice (an excellent Tanya Reynolds).

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
The event included a bounce castle, food truck, pony rides, face-painting, the Aurora Public Library bookmobile and more.

— David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of face

Noun

Canales had prepped the crowd beforehand that this was going to happen, so Asher’s appearance drew the biggest cheer of the evening.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Pirates opener Yohan Ramírez pitched two scoreless innings allowing one hit with a walk and four strikeouts in his first career start after 208 relief appearances, the most by a Pirates pitcher before making a start.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of appearance

Noun

Semax, a peptide containing seven amino acids, has been studied for its potential effects on the central nervous system.

— Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
To see what those effects might be, a team of scientists modeled how wind and surface liquids interact to create waves and applied them specifically to other worlds, including Titan.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 31 July 2026

Definition of effect

Noun

The cumulative impression of Alice that the book leaves is of someone moving serenely through life, meeting fond blessings and awful curses both with the same calm equanimity.

— Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
The early impressions of Downs were encapsulated in one moment during the team’s first training camp practice on Wednesday.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 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

Eagle recognizes the opportunity facing it, but there’s plenty of work to do—not simply to scale up manufacturing, but also, to reach some semblance of cost parity.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 23 July 2026
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Jones suggested that Armand achieved some semblance of closure.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

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