Outwards refers to the direction that something is pointing or moving. The outward appearance of something is usually how we first perceive it.
The outward appearance of the car is very important to the buyers.
The outward appearance of the candidate is very important to the voters.
adverb
toward the outside
Synonyms:
1
The protuberance is curved outwards and upwards.
2
There is an outward protrusion in the rim to the south.
3
The centrifugal force is the outward acting force.
4
The outward facing edges of the fins are serrated.
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The tapes resist the outward movement of the columns.
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The area is rich in all the outward trappings of democracy.
7
The asci elongate into the ostiole, and discharge the ascospores outward.
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The cabin is offset to the left of the train facing outwards.
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The contrivance consists of an outward cylinder and an inward cylinder.
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The faces of the stone voussoirs of the arches are projected outward.