inward

1. 1.

   toward the center or interior

   “move the needle further inwards!”

   Synonymsinwards

   Antonymsoutward
2. 2.

   to or toward the inside of

   “come in”

   “smash in the door”

   Synonymsininwards

Other forms of inward

comparative

inwarder·

superlative

inwardest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about inward

What does inward mean?

inward means "relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in inward?

inward has 2 syllables: in-ward. The stress falls on "in". In IPA it is /ˈɪnwɚd/.

What is another word for inward?

Close synonyms include inbound, inwards, in, inwards. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of inward?

The recorded antonyms are outward, outward.

Is inward a common word?

inward is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.