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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.
- 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.- 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.
- antonyms:
- inward
- similar words:
- away, forth, out, outside, without
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| definition 2: |
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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