Synonyms of outcast

outcast

noun

ˈau̇t-ˌkast 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reject
• pariah
• leper
• castaway
• castoff
• exile
• outsider
• offscouring
• untouchable
• deportee

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insider

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outcast

When experts talk about the institution’s relationship to the federal government, the world’s largest museum complex can start to sound like a bureaucratic outcast. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Charlie Heaton’s Jonathan Byers, the older brother of Will, began the show as an outcast with an interest in photography. — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

As a child, Aemond is rebellious, an outcast and does not get along well with Rhaenyra’s children, who are of a similar age. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

The musical is also narrated by Damian and Janis, the school outcasts who Cady befriends on her first day. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026