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- pronunciation:
- aUt
w
rd
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
on or moving toward the outside.
The outward flow of magma from the volcano in Iceland was the fastest ever recorded.- synonyms:
- exterior, external, outer, outside
- antonyms:
- inward
- similar words:
- outlying
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definition 2: |
of or relating to the surface or outside only.
His face showed no outward sign of fear.The outward appearance of the house was cheerful.- synonyms:
- apparent, exterior, outer
- similar words:
- evident, outside, right, visible
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part of speech: |
adverb |
definition 1: |
toward the outside.
The door swung outward.- antonyms:
- inward
- similar words:
- away, forth, out, outside, without
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definition 2: |
away from the center or starting point.
The movement of the water pulled the boat outward from the shore.He keeps hitting the ball downward when he should be hitting it outward. |
derivations: |
outwards (adv.), outwardness (n.) |
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