Inward and Outwards

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Inward

Inward adverb - Toward the center or interior.
Usage example: move the needle further inwards!
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Outwards is an antonym for inward.
Nearby Words: inwardness, inwardly, inwards

Outwards

Outwards adverb - Toward the outside.
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Inward is an antonym for outwards.
Nearby Words: outward, outwardly
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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
  • V Sign During World War II, Winston Churchill popularised its use as a "Victory" sign (for V as in victory) initially with palm inwards and later (once informed that inward was offensive) in the war palm outwards.
    Source: V Sign
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