inward
Example Sentences
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While many people in your position might solely be looking inward, you are also looking the opposite direction.
From MarketWatch
Long seen as a philosophical counterpoint to “2001,” the film turns isolation inward, where the danger isn’t running out of resources but being unable to escape yourself.
From Los Angeles Times
The mention of Anna May made Ma’s lip draw inward, but after a moment she said, “Okay. That’s okay,” as if she was trying to convince herself.
From Literature
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As the disk gradually moves inward toward the magnetar, its wobble speeds up.
From Science Daily
He added that the set-up required a "shift in your concentration from outward to really kind of inward and making the words affect you more".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.