OUTWARD Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

outward 1 of 2

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

Beneath his smooth and calm outward behavior, Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) is a calculated drug kingpin who will stop at nothing to stay on top. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026 The portrait in question, simply titled Roy Cohn, captures the lawyer’s striking outward stare and scar-split nose head on, surrounded by a black backdrop, a signature of Mapplethorpe’s images during the final decade of his life. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Noun

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 In IconArrows pointing outwards Industrial property development plan as part of a rezoning application in Mount Joy Township, Pennsylvania. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outward

Recent Examples of Synonyms for outward

Adjective

These moments of hormonal upheaval are linked to a rewiring of neural networks and reductions in the volume of the brain’s outer, wrinkly layer—called cortical gray matter—which plays a role in memory, reasoning and movement.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
Spacecraft are typically protected from debris impacts by some form of a Whipple shield, which has a thin outer bumper with a space between the bumper and the wall of the spacecraft.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of outer

Adjective

The production planned to grab exterior footage outside Broadway’s Music Box Theatre — the film’s principal location — before a New York City blizzard intervened.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Following Tuesday’s strikes, residents and Iranian media showed fragments of munitions found at the scene, including a thermal battery unit, a segment of a control fin and part of the exterior body of the munition.

— Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of exterior

Noun

In his absence, the documentarian created a digital avatar of the Tesla CEO and used statements pulled from decades’ worth of the entrepreneur’s interviews and public appearances.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The rule has traditionally included exemptions for bona fide news programming, but the FCC has raised questions about whether some political talk-show appearances qualify for those protections.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of appearance

Noun

The effects were longer wait times for new, more affordable cars, and higher prices for used cars.

— David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
Economists and other political observers are voicing concerns about the potential effects on inflation and the national balance sheet.

— BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of effect

Noun

But while Jumbo’s has garnered a mythology as a magnet for filmmakers, writers and musicians who collect impressions, the dive’s dancers have shifted from being the subject to the artists.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
To watch 2026 college football means receiving the impression that all of sports and politics are united in favor of a perfect bill, and none of that is the case.

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 15 Sep. 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

Led by Alexei Nechayev, the head of a cosmetics firm, the party was widely seen as a product of the Kremlin, intended to cater to the liberal audience and to present a semblance of political competition.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Generally, Parma went direct last season when faced with any semblance of pressure.

— Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of semblance

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