The economy and outward appearance of the area have changed considerably.outwardout‧ward /ˈaʊtwəd $ -wərd/ ●○○ adjective 
The economy and outward appearance of the area have changed considerably. His clenched fist was the only outward sign of his anger.2outward journey/voyage etc a journey in which you are travelling away from home3[only before noun] directed towards the outside or away from a place: the outward flow of oil
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an outward movement of the arm
- My parents showed no outward signs of affection.
- The outward flight was very uncomfortable.
- But there were no outward signs that diplomatic efforts would soon defuse the fighting.
- Despite the casual outward attitude toward injury and pain, the men deeply feared wounds.
- Mentally or instinctively he is looking for the pattern and his antennae are an outward expression of that inward instinct.
- The outward tips of his bushy eyebrows were tilted upwards slightly, giving him a demonic appearance.
- They represented one more barrier between the stricken and the hale, one more outward sign of difference.
- Wright had presided with calmness over six years of considerable outward change, while preserving the inner spirit of the School unaltered.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The economy and outward appearance of the area have changed considerably. His clenched fist was the only outward sign of his anger.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
The economy and outward appearance of the area have changed considerably. His clenched fist was the only outward sign of his anger.· Beneath the outward appearance of confidence, she is very shy.
(=the journey to a place)· The outward journey seemed long and slow.
(=one that people can see clearly)· Kim received the news without showing any visible sign of emotion.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· But to all outward appearance she was, let it be said, the slightest bit slatternly.· Again, although deceptively simple in outward appearance, this salad satisfied completely with its subtle flavorings.· It revealed an unrepentantly superficial world where life revolved around the minutiae of outward appearances and public display.· To all outward appearance, he looked benign enough, with a mild, unsullied face, the perfect choirboy.· It is comparable with the oddness which might visit all our outward appearances if we stopped looking in mirror.· What it does reveal is a teenager, to every outward appearance comfortable with his lot.· The outward appearance of gloomy taciturnity was therefore taken for the whole man.· This timekeeper, now known as H-5, has all the internal complexity of H-4 but assumes an austere outward appearance.
· This tension between change and continuity is the key to understanding the inner meaning as opposed to the outward form of working-class sport.· Though they seemed to have refined the outward form of marriage, I suspected that underneath not everything ran smoothly.· It is not always the missionary who is reluctant to change outward forms.· The effect of a strong inner beauty, with no outward form, for example, can be both powerful and disturbing.
· According to Ziad, Jamal had no problem at Netzarim junction on his outward journey.· That moon flight as an outward journey was outward into ourselves.· She took no pleasure from the countryside as on the outward journey.· The outward journey was quite uneventful as far as the Wadi Tamit, a steep defile leading down the escarpment on to the coastal plain.· It does not retrace the zig-zags of its outward journey.· Somehow it has measured and remembered the distance it ran on each stage of its outward journey.· Their outward journey was comparatively easy.· Alternatively, for the outward journey only, cancellation coverage up to the holiday invoice cost. 8.
· These markers are outward signs portraying whether or not individuals and collections of people belong to the same ethnic group.· People are born with these defects but often show no outward signs of problems.· She gave no outward signs of her problems when she went on a walkabout.· There were few outward signs, however, that the samurai was ready to sheath his sword.· He would probably try releasing Osman even if he gave no outward sign of acquiescence.· Through much of 1984, there were few outward signs of trouble.· Despite these tensions, government delegations came and went; the outward signs were that all was well.· They represented one more barrier between the stricken and the hale, one more outward sign of difference.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1[only before noun] relating to how a person or situation seems to be, rather than how it really is OPP inward: - According to Ziad, Jamal had no problem at Netzarim junction on his outward journey.
- Alternatively, for the outward journey only, cancellation coverage up to the holiday invoice cost. 8.
- It does not retrace the zig-zags of its outward journey.
- She took no pleasure from the countryside as on the outward journey.
- Somehow it has measured and remembered the distance it ran on each stage of its outward journey.
- That moon flight as an outward journey was outward into ourselves.
- The outward journey was quite uneventful as far as the Wadi Tamit, a steep defile leading down the escarpment on to the coastal plain.
- Their outward journey was comparatively easy.
The economy and outward appearance of the area have changed considerably. His clenched fist was the only outward sign of his anger.2outward journey/voyage etc a journey in which you are travelling away from home3[only before noun] directed towards the outside or away from a place: the outward flow of oil