Downward and Inward

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Downward

Downward adjective - Directed down.
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Inward and downward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inward" instead an adjective "Downward".
Nearby Words: downside, downwards, downwardly

Inward

Inward adjective - Situated farther in.
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Downward and inward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Downward" instead an adjective "Inward".
Nearby Words: inwardness, inwardly, inwards

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  • Fist Pump The girly version of this has the arm bent outwards while the fist still faces inward, a variation is to pump one hand all the way up with the other hand doing a downward pump as if stretching.
    Source: Fist Pump
  • Gravity Screw The circus-themed levels in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin do this with round levels where the stage's gravity points a certain direction relative to the landscape (outward first, then inward), while your characters' gravity is constantly downward.
    Source: Gravity Screw
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