Synonyms for inward
ˈɪn wərdin·ward

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inward

   Synonyms:
   internal, interior, inner

   Antonyms:
   external, exterior, outward

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1. inwardadjective

   relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts

   "a concern with inward reflections"

   Synonyms:
   inbound

   Antonyms:
   outgoing, external, outer, outward, outwards

2. inbound, inwardadverb

   directed or moving inward or toward a center

   "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"

   Synonyms:
   inbound

   Antonyms:
   outgoing, outer, external, outward, outwards

3. inward, inwardsadverb

   toward the center or interior

   "move the needle further inwards!"

   Synonyms:
   inwards, in

   Antonyms:
   external, outward, outgoing, outer, outwards

4. in, inwards, inwardadverb

   to or toward the inside of

   "come in"; "smash in the door"

   Synonyms:
   inwards, in

   Antonyms:
   outward, external, outgoing, outer, outwards

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1. inwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   interior, internal, inner

2. inwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   within, inwardly, toward the inside

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1. List of paraphrases for "inward":

   arriving, arrival, incoming, arrivals, inbound, external, foreign, internal, entry

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1. David Tucker:

   It is a tragedy, we were once part of the world's most powerful economic bloc. Now we are just an inward-looking island that is going to get smaller.

2. Jonah Hill:

   I was really advanced professionally but really behind personally, all my 20s, I wasn't really looking inward. I was just running toward success. Or trying to find success. And when I was 30, I was like, I've always wanted to be a director, but if I don't get off this train now and write ‘Mid90s’ [his 2018 comedy] I'm not going to do it. And I hit pause. I took three or four years to reshape things. I was like, ‘I could just do this for 10 more years and I'm not going to evolve as a person.'.

3. Lauren Cook:

   Just as you may give another person a Valentine’s day gift, write a heartfelt card, or spend quality time together, take these practices inward, we often do not treat ourselves as well as we treat others and Valentine’s Day is a prime opportunity to actually think about how we can practice self-love and self-compassion.

4. Michael Keenan:

   In response to these particular allegations, the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [Peter Dutton] has instructed that there will be extra screening through air cargo, you would appreciate it is a very big job to screen, and Australia is a very open economy, there is an enormous number of packages moving both inward and outward on any given day, but we’ve taken measures to improve screening, and Minister Dutton will continue to assess what we learned from this particular plot, and what other measures we might need to take to ensure the security of the air cargo system.

5. Henry Van Dyke:

   Happiness is inward and not outward and so it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.