Synonyms for outward
out·ward

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1. outwardadverb

   Synonyms:
   outwards

2. outwardadverb

   outer; located towards the outside

   We are outward bound.

   Synonyms:
   outwards

3. outwardadjective

   visible, noticeable

   By all outward indications, he's a normal happy child, but if you talk to him, you will soon realize he has some psychological problems.

   Synonyms:
   outwards

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1. outward

   Synonyms:
   accidental, casual, external, extrinsic, fortuitous, incidental, subsidiary, superadded, superficial, superfluous, superimposed, supplemental, transient, unconnected

   Antonyms:
   congenital, essential, immanent, inborn, inbred, indispensable, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inhering, innate, inseparable, internal, intrinsic, inwrought, native, natural, subjective

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1. outward

   Synonyms:
   external, apparent, visible, sensible, superficial, ostensible, forthcoming, extrinsic, extraneous

   Antonyms:
   internal, intrinsic, withdrawn, inapparent, inward

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1. outwardadjective

   relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind

   "a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections"

   Synonyms:
   outward-bound, outbound

   Antonyms:
   inward, incoming, self-whispered, private, internal, secret, interior, innermost, inner, inmost, indwelling, inwards

2. outbound, outward, outward-boundadverb

   that is going out or leaving

   "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships"

   Synonyms:
   outward-bound, outbound

   Antonyms:
   indwelling, interior, self-whispered, inward, private, incoming, secret, inmost, internal, inner, innermost, inwards

3. outward, outwardsadverb

   toward the outside

   "move the needle further outward!"

   Synonyms:
   outwards

   Antonyms:
   incoming, indwelling, inward, secret, inner, inmost, private, internal, interior, innermost, self-whispered, inwards

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1. outwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   external, exterior, outer, outside

2. outwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   extrinsic, extraneous, adventitious

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1. outwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   external, exterior, outer, superficial, surface, extrinsic

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1. List of paraphrases for "outward":

   outgoing, departure, outward-oriented, external, outside, exit, output, out, foreign, externally-oriented, outsourcing

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How to use outward in a sentence?

1. Sean Gulick:

   We think the peak ring is the record of the material that rebounded and splashed outward.

2. Cathryn Cluver Ashbrook:

   The European relationship has changed and will now be shrouded in skepticism, the arrival of a Joe Biden administration has yet to be embraced with the same fanfare as Barack Obama as President-elect, because Donald Trump has done more damage to the relationship than George W. Bush. Trump's outward aggression affected all aspects of European life, be it trade, defense or even the emotional shared ideas and cultural ties. All those things suddenly seem debased and of less value.

3. Aristotle:

   The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

4. Mahatma Gandhi:

   The outward freedom that we shall attain will only be in exact proportion to the inward freedom to which we may have grown at a given moment. And if this is a correct view of freedom, our chief energy must be concentrated on achieving reform from within.

5. Thomas a Kempis:

   The good devout man first makes inner preparation for the actions he has later to perform. His outward actions do not draw him into lust and vice rather it is he who bends them into the shape of reason and right judgement. Who has a stiffer battle to fight than the man who is striving to conquer himself.