outwards

1. 1.

   toward the outside

   “move the needle further outward!”

   Synonymsoutward

Questions about outwards

What does outwards mean?

outwards means "toward the outside".

How many syllables are in outwards?

outwards has 2 syllables: ou-twards. The stress falls on "ou". In IPA it is /ˈaʊtwɚdz/.

What is another word for outwards?

Close synonyms include outward. 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.

Is outwards a common word?

outwards 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.