inward C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈɪnwərd/ UK /ˈɪnwəd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj directed toward the inside; situated within or in the mind She turned her gaze inward and reflected on her choices. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · directed toward the inside;... internalinnerinteriorincominginbound ↔ Opposites outwardexternalouter Word family Derived forms inwardlyinwardnessinwards Related forms in Etymology AI details From Old English inweard 'inward, internal, sincere', from in 'in' plus the directional suffix -weard, from Proto-Germanic *inwarthaz. inweard Old English *inwarthaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inward **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɪnwərd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪnwəd/ ## Meanings 1. directed toward the inside; situated within or in the mind ## Examples - She turned her gaze inward and reflected on her choices. ## Synonyms - internal - inner - interior - incoming - inbound ## Antonyms - outward - external - outer ## Derived Forms - inwardly - inwardness - inwards ## Related Forms - in ## Roots and Affixes - Root: inweard - Root: *inwarthaz ## Etymology From Old English inweard 'inward, internal, sincere', from in 'in' plus the directional suffix -weard, from Proto-Germanic *inwarthaz. ## AI Etymology Inward comes from Old English inweard 'inward, internal, sincere', from in 'in' plus the directional suffix -weard, from Proto-Germanic *inwarthaz. The etymological trail includes Old English inweard and Proto-Germanic *inwarthaz. As an adjective, inward means directed toward the inside; situated within or in the mind. The same family is visible in derived forms such as inwardly, inwardness, and inwards and related forms such as in. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown