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- pronunciation:
- aUt
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
on, or moving or directed toward, the outside or surface of; external or exterior.
The piece of glass cut only the outward layer of her skin.The outward flow of magma from the volcano in Iceland was the fastest ever recorded.- synonyms:
- exterior, external, outer, outside
- antonyms:
- inward
- similar words:
- extrinsic, outermost, outlying, peripheral, surface
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| definition 2: |
of or pertaining to the surface or outside; apparent or superficial.
His outward confidence masked his insecurities.Her face showed no outward sign of fear.- synonyms:
- apparent, exterior, external, ostensible, outer, seeming, superficial, surface
- antonyms:
- inner
- similar words:
- assumed, evident, manifest, observable, ostensive, outside, perceptible, right, visible
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| definition 3: |
of, pertaining to, or related to that which is external to oneself.
Her strong character resisted outward influences.- synonyms:
- external, outside
- antonyms:
- internal
- similar words:
- extraneous, extrinsic
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| definition 4: |
of, concerned with, or relating to the body, as opposed to the mind or spirit.
- synonyms:
- bodily, corporal, corporeal, physical, somatic
- antonyms:
- inward
- similar words:
- carnal, fleshly, material, substantial, tangible
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| related words: |
external, superficial |
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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. |
| definition 3: |
obviously; visibly.
- synonyms:
- manifestly, obviously, openly, plainly, visibly
- similar words:
- evidently, externally
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the exterior part or appearance.
- synonyms:
- exterior, external, outside, surface
- similar words:
- periphery
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| definition 2: |
the external, material world.
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| derivations: |
outwards (adv.), outwardness (n.) |
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