inward

[in-werd] / ˈɪn wərd /

ADJECTIVE

ingoing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inbound

WEAK

entering incoming infiltrating inflowing inpouring penetrating through

Antonyms

WEAK

outgoing outward public

ADJECTIVE

private

Synonyms

WEAK

confidential hidden inmost inner innermost inside intellectual interior internal intimate personal privy psychological religious secret spiritual

Antonyms

WEAK

outgoing outward public

Example Sentences

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Gas flowing inward and the pull of gravity create angular momentum, setting these systems in motion.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

You want the straight side of each triangle to face outward while both triangles’ angled sides face inward toward each other.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Coltrane’s account of her inward quest is simultaneously proto-Afrofuturist, transcendental and totally human.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

In this zone, the combined gravitational effects of the two stars either fling planets out of the system or pull them inward until they are destroyed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Battered, its reputation deeply dented, the CIA looked inward.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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