Synonyms for inward
- adjective
- adverb
Most common
internal veiled obfuscated intranational heavenly-minded inner genuine sincere
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Internal — situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside
2. Secret — secret, private, kept hidden
3. Inland — internal to a particular place or country; not foreign, domestic
4. Heavenly-minded — devoted to spiritual matters, pious, devout
heavenly-minded, piteous dated, devoutful dated
Other
inner, intrinsic, sincere, inbound, intimate, genuine, incoming, intestine, faint, thick, docile, friendly
Adverb
Definitions
- adj. 1
Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.
- adj. 2
Internal to a particular place or country; not foreign, domestic.
- adj. 3
Secret, private, kept hidden.
- adv. 1
Towards the inside.
Related words
- Word family
- inward-looking inwardly inwardness inwards
Example sentences
- internal He suffered internal injuries in the car accident.
- veiled Her innocuous statement was actually a veiled insult.
- inner The music you listen to reflects your inner world.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inward | rising | |
| internal | steady | |
| veiled | rising | |
| obfuscated | rising | |
| intranational | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- in1
- 4 letters
- home1
- 5 letters
- inner2, thick1, faint1
- 6 letters
- within2, secret2, inland2, veiled1, docile2
- 7 letters
- private2, genuine3, sincere2, inbound2, piteous
- 8 letters
- internal3, friendly2, interior4, intimate3, incoming3, secluded3, inwardly3
- 9 letters
- intrinsic3, intestine3, devoutful
- 10 letters
- obfuscated, withinward
- 13 letters
- intranational
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inner2 = 2 syllables).