Meaning

4 senses
  1. Outer; located towards the outside.

    äußere

    нару́жныйnarúžnyj, вне́шнийvnéšnij

  2. Visible, noticeable.

    By all outward indications, he's a normal happy child, but if you talk to him, you will soon realize he has some psychological problems.

  3. Tending to the exterior or outside.

  4. (obsolete)Foreign; not civil or intestine.

More definitions
  • relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
  • that is going out or leaving

Examples

29 sentences
  1. Let's stop judging people by outward appearance.

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  2. Let's stop judging people using outward appearance.

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  3. It's both an outward and an inward process.

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  4. Let's stop judging people by their outward appearance.

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  5. Tom's profile picture and outward appearance are different.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
outer; located towards the outside:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
outer; located towards the outside:

Origin

From Middle English outward, from Old English ūtweard, equivalent to out + -ward.

From Middle English outward, from Old English ūtweard, equivalent to out + -ward.

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Forms

more outward, most outward
Comparativemore outward Lesson
Superlativemost outward Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
outward — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto