outwards C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈaʊtwɚdz/ UK /ˈaʊtwədz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv toward the outside; away from a center The ripples spread outwards from where the stone had fallen. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · toward the outside; away... outwardexternallyoutside ↔ Opposites inwardsinwardinside Word family Related forms outwardout Etymology AI details From Old English ūteweard ('toward the outside'), from ūt ('out') plus the directional suffix -weard, with adverbial -s added in Middle English. ūt Old English -weard Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # outwards **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈaʊtwɚdz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈaʊtwədz/ ## Meanings 1. toward the outside; away from a center ## Examples - The ripples spread outwards from where the stone had fallen. ## Synonyms - outward - externally - outside ## Antonyms - inwards - inward - inside ## Related Forms - outward - out ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ūt - Root: -weard ## Etymology From Old English ūteweard ('toward the outside'), from ūt ('out') plus the directional suffix -weard, with adverbial -s added in Middle English. ## AI Etymology Outwards is from Old English ūteweard ('toward the outside'), from ūt ('out') plus the directional suffix -weard, with adverbial -s added in Middle English. Important recorded forms include ūt (Old English) and -weard (Old English). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers toward the outside; away from a center. The wider family includes related words such as outward and out. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown