What is the meaning of outward?

adjective

  • Relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind.
    • usage: "a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections"
  • That is going out or leaving.
    • usage: "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships"

adverb

  • Toward the outside.
    • usage: "move the needle further outward"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
7
 
|15 years ago|1.3k views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). Outward. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/outward/definitions/1180077
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "Outward" http://smartdefine.org/outward/definitions/1180077 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, Outward, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/outward/definitions/1180077>.
MLAWordNet. "Outward" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/outward/definitions/1180077>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)