outside of

preposition

1

: outside

lived outside of the city

2

: aside from

Outside of the players, no one was allowed in the locker room.

Synonyms of outside of

• except
• beside
• besides
• other than
• but
• except for

Examples of outside of in a Sentence

outside of that project you don't like, I don't think you have many choices

budget cuts will result in some teachers teaching courses outside of their primary areas of expertise

Recent Examples on the Web

The main industries outside of tourism are ranching and agriculture, and many residents do not have insurance on their vehicles. —Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026

Empty containers in the wrong locations, ships gridlocked outside of ports and other logistical problems raised prices sharply for a wide variety of goods. —Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026

Without such datasets, researchers cannot accurately compare algorithms, validate test results or develop AI models that work well outside of test environments. —Sagar Lekhak, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026

Instead, Trump will have won by simply refusing to tell a story at all, outside of Hegseth’s absurd football-coach talk. —Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for outside of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove

Kids Definition

outside of

preposition

1

: outside entry 4 sense 2

2

: except for

outside of her brother she is alone in the house