inward
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4.6
- adjective
- /ˈɪnwərd/
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interior
- Merely playing a role does not mean that the inward feelings go away.
- inward-looking
- inward disposition
- inward investment
He recalls them to the inward eye, but has no lasting interest in them.
- He recalls them to the inward eye, but has no lasting interest in them.
- It's it's it's perception both inward and outward.
- And Pratyahara is almost like a like an inward focus.
- And we talked a lot about my love for the inward stuff.
Examples
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To solve her issues, she decided to explore her inward feelings and understand her true self.
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He found that the answers he sought were often buried deep within his inward thoughts.
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What about turning inward and just thinking about our mind itself?
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And in making me aware of myself, I start going inward looking again.
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But all that came from looking inward, maybe for the first time in my life.
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Learn how to go inward to understand what needs to happen here.
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So maybe look inward to your own action or lack of action first.
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All right, pray, go inward, listen to your spirit.
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You know, pain has always been my motivator to really look inward and make changes.
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I need to look inward and change whatever's going on with me.
Synonyms
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3.5
Inside a person, object, or system, not outside
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3.8
In the central part of a thought or feeling
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4.5
The part that is deepest and most private inside a person or thing
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7.4
Thoughts and feelings that happen inside a person
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8.9
Happens inside a person's mind and involves their thoughts and feelings
Happens inside a person's mind and does not involve other people
Antonyms
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
inward = (semi-transparent) = in + ward
The physical idea of being directed inward extends metaphorically to thoughts and feelings, but the mental or spiritual sense is not fully literal. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Inward comes from in- ('in') plus -ward ('toward'), and it often means something that turns 'inside' the mind, like private or hidden feelings. So an inward emotion is one you feel or keep inside yourself.