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outwards

/ˈaʊtwədz/US/ˈaʊtwɚdz/

outwards adverb: from the interior toward the exterior; in an outward direction.

Adverb

outwards (comparative more outwards, superlative most outwards)

  1. From the interior toward the exterior; in an outward direction.
    • Light falling on them is not reflected outwards.1704, I[saac] N[ewton], “(please specify |book=1 to 3)”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. […], London: […] Sam[uel] Smith, and Benj[amin]...
  2. (obsolete) Outwardly; (merely) on the surface.
    • Wo be to you scrybes, and pharises ypocrites, for ye are lyke unto paynted tombes which appere beautyfull outwardes: but are within full off deed mens bones and of all fylthynes.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew

outwards meaning in Bengali and Malayalam

outwards in Bengali

ভিতর থেকে বাহিরের দিকে, বাইরের দিকে, বাহ্যিকভাবে, কেবল উপরিভাগে

outwards in Malayalam

ബഹിർഭാഗത്തേക്ക്

Synonyms of outwards

Antonyms

Forms of outwards

comparativemore outwards
superlativemost outwards

Origin of outwards

From Middle English outwardes, from Old English ūtweardes; equivalent to outward + -s or out + -wards. Cognate with German auswärts.

Questions about outwards

What does outwards mean?
Outwards means from the interior toward the exterior; in an outward direction.
What is outwards in Bengali?
Outwards in Bengali is ভিতর থেকে বাহিরের দিকে, বাইরের দিকে, বাহ্যিকভাবে. See Outwards meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is outwards?
Outwards is an adverb.
How do you pronounce outwards?
Outwards is pronounced /ˈaʊtwɚdz/ (US).

Words near outwards in the dictionary

  1. outwardlookingness
  2. outwardly
  3. outwardmost
  4. outwardness
  5. outwardnesses
  6. outwards
  7. outwarred
  8. outwarring
  9. outwars
  10. outwash
  11. outwashes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: outwards (page history and authors); outwards (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outwards (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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