INWARDLY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

inwardly

adverb

Definition of inwardly

as in secretly

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Recent Examples of inwardly Yet inwardly, psychologically, something new awoke inside Caldwell. — Namir Khaliq, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Now, others rooting for a crash weren’t as inwardly focused. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026 Charleigh inwardly winced and froze in place, hand still on the knob. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026 Regina turns her disdain outwardly, planning her escape, while Birde directs hers inwardly, seeing no way out. — Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inwardly

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Ding was charged in 2024 with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from Google while secretly working with two companies based in China.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Bishop Felix Davidek responded by secretly ordaining married men and some women, including Ludmila Javorová.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of secretly

Adverb

In another, Seyfried and Fielder converse intimately by a fireplace.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
The spinoff, which portrays Gibbs as an up-and-comer in the early ’90s, has intimately involved Harmon as an executive producer and narrator, but not so much an on-screen presence until a present-day flash-forward story was added for season 3.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of intimately

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This sturdy brick residence is privately owned and tucked off campus.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Others privately expressed fear that Henderson would provoke retaliation from the President, perhaps causing the state to lose pending federal grants to build nuclear power plants and to restore the Great Salt Lake.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of privately

Adverb

This isn’t a grabby, attention seeker of a film, but a quiet, watchful sort of movie that whispers its secrets sotto voce.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
The first and rarest category involved sotto voce confessions of personal tree-felling or maiming episodes.

— Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

Definition of sotto voce

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