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outwards

  • adverb
  • /ˈaʊtwɚdz/

From the interior toward the exterior; in an outward direction.

Other meanings

  1. Outwardly; (merely) on the surface.

Synonyms

  • outward

Antonyms

  • inwards

Word history

From Old English "ūtweardes".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “outwards” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.