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[ in-werd ] / ˈɪn wərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inward ON THESAURUS.COM
adverb Also inwards. toward the inside, interior, or center, as of a place, space, or body. into or toward the mind or soul: He turned his thoughts inward. Obsolete. - on the inside or interior.
- in the mind or soul; mentally or spiritually.
adjectiveproceeding or directed toward the inside or interior. situated within or in or on the inside; inner; internal: an inward room. pertaining to the inside or inner part. located within the body: the inward parts. pertaining to the inside of the body: inward convulsions. inland: inward passage. mental or spiritual; inner: inward peace. muffled or indistinct, as the voice. private or secret. closely personal; intimate. Archaic. pertaining to the homeland; domestic. nounthe inward or internal part; the inside. inwards, the inward parts of the body; entrails; innards. Origin of inwardbefore 900; Middle English; Old English inweard.See in, -ward Words nearby inwardinvultuation, in wait, in waiting, inwale, inwall, inward, inward dive, Inward Light, inwardly, inwardness, inwards Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inwardBack in New York, the slow pace and inward focus of her yoga practice was less fulfilling. How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST Nonetheless, that “inward sweetness” awakened the future preacher to a rather uncommon youthful aptitude for holiness. The Hellish Sermons of Jonathan Edwards, Malign Evangelist|Matthew Paul Turner|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST His family had to flee, and he goes on a geographic as well as an inward journey as the young Qais matures fast. A Carpet Weaver’s Essential Afghan Memoir: Qais Akbar Omar’s ‘A Fort of Nine Towers’|John Kael Weston|June 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST In part, this inward gaze stems from the particularities of attack. Boston Is Not 9/11 Redux for America’s Muslims|Peter Beinart|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This inward shift should come as no surprise: Israelis are more than fatigued with campaigns focused on war and peace. Israeli Voters’ Return to Normalcy|Geoffrey Levin|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST It suddenly became clear to her what it is to most women, the manifestation of an inward thought, a language, a symbol. A Daughter of Eve|Honore de Balzac The Eaters of Flesh were close behind them, and forced them forward and inward. The Second Jungle Book|Rudyard Kipling You should always keep the inward rule well with all your might and strength for its own sake. Woman under Monasticism|Lina Eckenstein With an inward start she realized that they were on a by-path and beyond call of help. Sir Christopher|Maud Wilder Goodwin They looked at each other through staring eyes—eyes that reflected the inward fear that gripped their hearts. Janet Hardy in Radio City|Ruthe S. Wheeler
British Dictionary definitions for inward
adjectivegoing or directed towards the middle of or into something situated within; inside of, relating to, or existing in the mind or spiritinward meditation of one's own country or a specific countryinward investment adverba variant of inwards (def. 1) Derived forms of inwardinwardness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to inwardinbound, incoming, penetrating, through, entering, infiltrating, inpouring, confidential, hidden, inmost, inner, innermost, inside, intellectual, interior, internal, intimate, personal, privy, psychological |