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outdoor

adjective

ˈau̇t-ˌdȯr How to pronounce outdoor (audio)
variants also outdoors
Definition of outdoornext
as in open-air
of, relating to, or held in the open air an outdoor picnic is always at the mercy of the weather, of course

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Recent Examples of outdoor On the property’s 5 acres, the botanist owner has grown specimen plants, trees, and a meadow garden, complemented by an outdoor sculpture, walking paths, and a Native American geological landmark. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026 The expert was expected to say the positioning of the bodies, the branches on the remains, the outdoor location of the crime and knife wounds to the victims all were indications of pagan rituals. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 The first Saktoberfest promises to be Sacramento’s biggest outdoor Oktoberfest celebration. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Those agency reports, based on an inspection in January, declared that Alligator Alcatraz violated government detention standards and that detainees were confined in small, outdoor metal cages, sometimes as a punishment. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outdoor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outdoor
  1. open-air
  2. outside
  3. outer
  4. exterior
  5. out-of-door
  6. external
  7. outdoorsy
Adjective
  • Despite being an open-air facility, the Bills' new home was designed to withstand Buffalo’s weather.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • As Vogue World arrives in Milan, the arcade’s storied central promenade transforms into an open-air runway.
    — Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of open-air
Adjective
  • Libra September 23 – October 22 A personal decision may expose how much outside approval still matters to you.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Courts may look behind a verdict in narrow circumstances, including cases involving outside influence or racial bias.
    — Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of outside
Adjective
  • Ever since 1994’s Little Odessa, James Gray has been chronicling the lives of New York’s outer-borough residents in films that crossbreed autobiography with genre.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The suicide attack on Friday brought down an outer wall of the police offices and badly damaged the mosque.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of outer
Adjective
  • Multilevel decks and a beautiful stone patio further blend interior and exterior spaces.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Despite their super polished look — complete with a vegan leather exterior and gold buckle detailing — the shoes are plenty comfy.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of exterior
Adjective
  • This winter season, let yourself get obsessed with a new out-of-doors activity.
    — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The reversal, perhaps typical of our time, is that, whereas the Welles broadcast was a program that, heard indoors, thrust people in terror out-of-doors, our drone panic involves an outdoor occurrence that people race inside to make sense of.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of out-of-door
Adjective
  • The crowd becomes an external regulator of internal preference.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The polygamist community in Short Creek faced many pressures, both external and internal.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of external
Adjective
  • Regular, petite, and plus While many shackets read rugged and outdoorsy, this one feels sleek and sophisticated enough for the office or a nice dinner.
    — Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Despite her elevated McQueen, Emilia Wickstead and other dressier fashion moments, Middleton has always been a very outdoorsy member of the British royal family.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of outdoorsy

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“Outdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outdoor. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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