Synonyms of outdoors

outdoors 1 of 2

adverb

ˌau̇t-ˈdȯrz 

as in outside

in or into the open air

please wait until you're outdoors to light up your cigarette

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outside
• out
• alfresco
• without

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• in
• indoors
• inside
• within

outdoors

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noun

as in wilderness

that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation

our family loves to hike and camp in the great outdoors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wilderness
• out-of-doors
• wild
• desert
• country
• open
• open air
• nature
• bush
• frontier
• without
• sticks
• outside
• backwoods
• hinterland
• up-country
• wasteland
• barren
• waste
• badland

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outdoors

Adverb

Retro Entertaining Features Bring an element of playfulness outdoors with retro entertaining features like bar carts, lawn games, or even a back porch bar. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026

Held outdoors at night, the festival welcomes 3,000 spectators seated on deckchairs across the Louvre’s Cour Carrée. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 July 2026

Noun

To combine winter charms, the outdoors and tourism, another exceptional vacation spot with a ton of snow that is a personal favorite of mine is France’s Chamonix. — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026

His experiences here helped forge his passion for the outdoors and conservation, spurring him to use his presidential influence to establish the United States Forest Service, 150 national forests, and five national parks. — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026