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Outward

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External 84% connected

Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external form or surfac…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

External 84% connected

Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external form or surfac…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Outer 84% connected

Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space or position regarded as a center or st…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Outer 84% connected

Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space or position regarded as a center or st…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Outgoing 84% connected

of Outgo

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Outgoing 84% connected

of Outgo

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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See also 2

Superficial 66% connected

Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficia…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Superficial 66% connected

Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficia…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Departing 92% connected

of Depart

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Outbound 92% connected

Outward bound.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Outwards 92% connected

From the interior part; in a direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away; as, a ship bound outward.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Antonym 2

Inward 94% connected

Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to outward.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Inward 94% connected

Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to outward.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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