Antonyms for outward

Grammar : Adj

Spell : out-werd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈaʊt wərd

Definition of outward

Origin : Old English utweard "toward the outside, external" (of an enclosure, surface, etc.), earlier utanweard, from ute, utan "outside" (from ut; see out) + -weard (see -ward). Of persons, in reference to the external appearance (usually opposed to inner feelings), it is attested from c.1500. Also as an adverb in Old English (utaword). Outward-bound "directed on a course out from home port" is first recorded c.1600; with capital initials, it refers to a sea school founded in 1941. Related: Outwardly; outwardness.

adj visible; for appearances

Example sentences :

And so she had resolved upon surrender—upon an outward surrender.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Mr. Gosse's return track leaves his outward track at this spot.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

You look in vain for any outward signs of profligacy or debauchery.
Extract from : « Sunday under Three Heads » by Charles Dickens

To all outward seeming, nerveless, emotionless, an abject creature.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

He was indifference personified, if one might judge from his outward appearance.
Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

The outward result was the same as in the case of her companion.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

When we saw a boat, we hailed and asked "if they were outward bound."
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

In the more obvious, outward sense, it had scarcely aged her.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

In truth, these storms of outward conflict were to him of small moment.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Indeed, he was so unused to looking at her that he might well have forgotten her outward appearance.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

Synonyms for outward

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