Inwards
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɪnwɚdz/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Inwards is an adverb meaning Towards the inside.
Meaning
Towards the inside.
More Meanings
- Archaic form of innards.
Example Sentences
The underframe also carries four bonded-rubber mountings, focused upwards and inwards towards the centre of gravity to suspend the body shell.
So I went up and down, and through the street, and down to the harbour-side, like a dog that has lost its master, with a strange gnawing in my inwards, and every now and then a movement of despair.
[A]nd the post mortem performed handily and swiftly right at the edge of the grave, so that the inwards which had caused the pig's death preceded him into the ground and he lay at last resting squarely on the cause of his own undoing.
As well as their obvious novelty value, the Class 313s offered fast acceleration, those power-operated sliding doors, non-opening passenger windows, closed ventilators to prevent any body part, head or limbs reaching out, drivers' and guards' doors opening inwards, and end doors for emergency exit.
Synonyms for inwards
Depending on context, synonyms include inward.
Antonyms for inwards
Common opposites include outwards, outward.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outwards, afferently, outward, interiorly, innerly, innard.
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