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inwards

/ˈɪnwɚdz/ US
/ˈɪnwədz/ UK

adverb more inwards · most inwards

Towards the inside. The underframe also carries four bonded-rubber mountings, focused upwards and inwards towards the centre of gravity to suspend the body shell.
Similar: inward

Opposite: outwards

noun

archaic, plural, plural only Archaic form of innards So I went up and down, and through the street, and down to the harbour-side, like a dog that has lost its master, with a strange gnawing in my inwards, and every now and then a movement of despair.

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adverb

Opposite: outwards

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adv towards the inside

Español	adentro
Deutsch	nach innen
Русский	внутрь vnutrʹ

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@misc{inwards_2026,
  title = {inwards},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inwards},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}