Meaning & use
inward
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Situated on the inside, or directed toward the inside; also relating to a person's private thoughts and feelings.
See it in a sentence
She kept an inward calm despite the chaos around her.
The door swings inward rather than outward.
A note on using this word
Functions as both an adjective ("inward thoughts") and an adverb ("turned inward"); the adverbial form is often spelled "inwards" in British English.
Words with a similar meaning
internalinner
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Words with an opposite meaning
outward
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