No matter how we try, it is impossible to distinguish good people from bad people by outward appearances.
Source: tatoeba (21974)
Outward
/ˈaʊt.wɚd/
Synonyms for "outward" (127 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(11 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (38)
Adjective(11 words)
external featureexternal lookexternal moldexternal partexternal rewardsexternal to medicineexternallyextrinsic tongue musclesextrusiveforeign wordobvious
Noun(2 words)
external lawmost external
Verb(1 words)
Related words (63)
on the surfaceopenopenlyostensibleoutouteroutermostoutlyingoutmostoutsideoutstandingoutward-facingoutwardlyoutwardsoverpedanticperipheralphysicalpretendedpublic
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Adjective(13 words)
outboundouterouter formouter partouter surfacesoutgoingoutsideoutstretchedoutward-boundsurface-level detailsvisiblevisible statevisibly
Noun(9 words)
outflowingoutstretchingoutward flowoverhangingphenotypic featurephysical appearanceradial displacementsuperficial appearancesurface push
Preposition(1 words)
outside of
Adverb(1 words)
Adverb(2 words)
Verb(1 words)
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More general
8 entriesMore specific
8 entriesapparent signexternal layerouter surfaceoutward extensionoutward gestureoutward movementoutward signvisible cue
Collocations
9 entriesoutward appearanceoutward directionoutward edgeoutward expansionoutward growthoutward journeyoutward movementoutward signsoutward surface
Inflections
2 entriesmore outwardmost outward
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
2 entriessimilar
4 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
One cannot judge people only by their outward appearances.
Source: tatoeba (21976)
A person who is sapiosexual feels attracted by the intelligence of another person more than by outward appearance.
Source: tatoeba (781663)
Those who look outward dream, but those who look inward awaken.
Source: tatoeba (1634796)
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