as in reject
one who is cast out or rejected by society
the professor is something of an outcast in the halls of academe now that his former support of a dictatorial regime has become public
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Recent Examples of outcast
Djed Spence Age: 24 Contact expires: 2028 In the space of a year, Spence has gone from an outcast and saleable asset to an important member of the squad.
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Jay Harris, New York Times, 29 May 2025
After granting him and his fellow outcasts amnesty in 1859, Napoleon III lamented the great man’s decision to remain in exile.
—Graham Robb, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025
Director Naoko Yamada and Kyoto Animation weave a beautifully intimate coming-of-age story of a young deaf girl and the sixth-grade bully who, years later, becomes a social outcast and tries to atone for his past cruelty.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 4 June 2025
Of course the new kids immediately befriend the local outcasts, awkward nerd Marcel (Nicolas Cantu) and not-so-bad-boy Curtis (Uriah Shelton), and run afoul of the popular crowd, led by a Porsche-driving bully named Harris (Josh Macqueen).
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
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Jay Harris, New York Times, 29 May 2025
After granting him and his fellow outcasts amnesty in 1859, Napoleon III lamented the great man’s decision to remain in exile.
—Graham Robb, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025
Director Naoko Yamada and Kyoto Animation weave a beautifully intimate coming-of-age story of a young deaf girl and the sixth-grade bully who, years later, becomes a social outcast and tries to atone for his past cruelty.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 4 June 2025
Of course the new kids immediately befriend the local outcasts, awkward nerd Marcel (Nicolas Cantu) and not-so-bad-boy Curtis (Uriah Shelton), and run afoul of the popular crowd, led by a Porsche-driving bully named Harris (Josh Macqueen).
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcast
Noun
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The modern reject rejects the academic consensus on everything from the science of vaccines to the benefits of free trade.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
12 Mar. 2025
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Still, the rejects are legion: Amy Sedaris, Tiffany Haddish, Jim Carrey, Nick Kroll, Aubrey Plaza, John Goodman, Geena Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Andrea Martin, Zach Galifianakis, Paul Reubens.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Biden administration repeatedly used such votes to depict Russia as a pariah state.—
Dave Lawler,
Axios,
4 Mar. 2025
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The pariahs deemed monstrous, Ne Zha included, might have within them a more commendable moral compass.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Where we're not shunned as criminals or treated like lepers.—
Ryan Hampton,
Time,
28 May 2025
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That’s your idea of escaping a leper’s life?—
Lee Chang-dong,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Outcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcast. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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