Used in a Sentence

outward

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for outward.

Editorial note

VR) seems a much more likely turning point at which outward exploration might not seem that interesting anymore.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech3

Quick take

A ward in a detached building connected with a hospital.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of outward gathered in one view.

noun

A ward in a detached building connected with a hospital.

adjective

Outer; located towards the outside.

adjective

Tending to the exterior or outside.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for outward.

Example sentences

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VR) seems a much more likely turning point at which outward exploration might not seem that interesting anymore.

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Charlemagne comes across as very realpolitik-ish despite the outward shows of piety, and also an excellent administrator.

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Or maybe they developed a Matrix-like utopia, a self-maintaining and long lasting support system and stopped outward appearing progress?

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As long as their eyes point outward, they won't as easily see the corruption going on behind their backs.

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The Victoria thing was a monumental cluster fuck in one of the most outward facing facets of the company.

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Not just the outward stuff that goes into press releases and product launches, but the internal success and failures.

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Someone who has spent most of their life programming can learn to direct energy outward playing soccer.

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If enough people adopt them, the community may choose to implement them in certain spaces, and they can propagate outward.

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When you're successful and depressed, the dissonance between your outward success and your inner self loathing/misery can be very painful.

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Being able to lie successfully also confers an evolutionary advantage and there are almost no outward indicators most people are lying.

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Despite outward appearances, Orwell is not making one of those prescriptivist rants that you sometimes see from people who don't know how language evolves.

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They are currently in their (perhaps declining) outward expanding imperial militaristic stage.

Quote examples

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There's a vague understanding that it's a kind of person who "directs energy inward to the mind as opposed to outward to the environment." Lots of programmers spend a lot of time programming, which is a solitary activity, so they all think "they are introverts." Just like all these other people who "are introverts." It's very comforting.

Proper noun examples

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Outward Inc, San Jose CA, Full Time Network/Systems DevOps Engineer My company is looking for someone to fill this position.

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Outward Inc, San Jose CA Looking for a DevOps oriented System Administrator who is familiar with configuration management and automated deployment, especially using tools like Chef, Vagrant, AWS.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use outward in a sentence?

VR) seems a much more likely turning point at which outward exploration might not seem that interesting anymore.

What does outward mean?

A ward in a detached building connected with a hospital.

What part of speech is outward?

outward is commonly used as noun, adjective, adverb.