outward

About 9.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Outer; located towards the outside.
2. adjective Visible, noticeable.

   By all outward indications, he's a normal happy child, but if you talk to him, you will soon realize he has some psychological problems.

3. adjective Tending to the exterior or outside.
4. adjective Foreign; not civil or intestine.
5. adverb Towards the outside; away from the centre. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

   We are outward bound.

6. adverb Outwardly, in outer appearances; publicly.
7. adverb Away from home.
8. verb To ward off; to keep out.

Similar words

outer outbound departing outgoing external outward-bound externally outwardly exterior outside

Often followed by

and appearance from form to signs sign bound in

Word family

all outward appearances outwards