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outward

outward

41 1.5
Toward the outside or away from the centre
  • adverb
  • /ˈaʊt.wɚd/
translation icon : hacia afuera
  • From the centre of it, deep, deep within it, this beautiful white light emanates outward.
  • move outward
  • radiate outward
  • push outward

The eye points outward, the ear points inward.

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Examples

  • Which is actually pointing outward in the radio direction.

  • Nevertheless, the importance of continuing to reach outward seems to me greater than ever.

    Academic text (1994)
  • From there, most of the energy is carried outward in the form of heat.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Starting from America and moving outward, this section will focus on some of these economic relationships.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Then, with a jump, the legs are extended outward, and the arms come together over the head.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Remember, as we move outward here, the acceleration is changing.

  • A Nation Under Siege, by contrast, also began to look outward for a solution.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Extend your arms outward.

  • There was significant expansion radiating outward from Chicago, Minneapolis, and Detroit.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The children ran outward from the playground, excited to explore the park.

Synonyms

outside
vsoutward
24 1.0

Near the outer edge or side farther from the center

means direction away from interior rather than a fixed location
outbound
vsoutward
11 3.5

Moving away from a place, usually from the starting point

refers to general movement away rather than specifically travel from origin
outwards
vsoutward
6 2.1

In a direction away from the center toward the outside

means the same but appears in the other common adverbial form

Antonyms

43 2.5

Toward the inside or center of something

Compounds

Going away from a place, like a ship or train starting its journey

outward-developing
  • Specialized
8.6

Growing from the center to the edge so the middle is older and the edge is newer

To move away from the center, for example when something spins or turns

Surface Forms

outward positive
outwards positive

Morphology

outward = (transparent) = out + ward

Formed by the productive suffix '-ward' added to 'out', yielding the straightforward meaning 'toward the outside'. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Outward comes from the simple parts out ('outside') and the direction part -ward ('toward'), like in forward. So to move outward is to move 'toward the outside', away from the center.