inwards

English

Etymology

in +‎ -wards

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnwɚdz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɪnwədz/
• Hyphenation: in‧wards

Adverb

inwards (comparative more inwards, superlative most inwards)

1. Towards the inside.
   • 2023 February 22, Howard Johnston, “Southern '313s': is the end now in sight?”, in RAIL, number 977, page 42:

     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

• inward

Antonyms

• outwards

Translations

towards the inside

• Esperanto: ene (eo)
• Finnish: sisäänpäin
• German: nach innen
• Irish: isteach
• Russian: внутрь (ru) (vnutrʹ)
• Spanish: adentro (es)

Noun

inwards pl (plural only)

1. Archaic form of innards.
   • 1886 May 1 – July 31, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped, being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: […], London, Paris: Cassell & Company, published 1886, →OCLC:

     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.

See also

• inwardly

Anagrams

• darwins, diswarn