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

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As it continues inward, it is expected to make its closest pass by Messier 87 in roughly 200-300 million years.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Some people reduce knee loading by turning their toes slightly inward.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Here, she turns that same archival rigor inward on her own family’s immigrant story, as unsparing as it is tender.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 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

I curled my fingers inward, digging my nails into my palms.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

inward

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