as in stranger
a person who is not native to or known to a community
she seems to enjoy the odd distinction of being the only outsider in such a small community
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Recent Examples of outsider
But when a trio of dangerous outsiders interrupt the deadly weekend getaway Dan and Lisa had planned, what should have been a game of marital cat and mouse turns into a deliciously gory, if overly protracted, battle for survival.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
From my outsider’s view, Emerson suffers from a low sample size and possibly a bad panel.
—Keith Naughton, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
Jumping off of Tamerra’s rant, my non-forward outsider picks to contend for MVP would be Rebecca Bernal, Tara Rudd, Jaelin Howell, Jaedyn Shaw, Kayla Sharples and Croix Bethune.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Trump shared his own experience getting into politics as an outsider in the interview.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
From my outsider’s view, Emerson suffers from a low sample size and possibly a bad panel.
—Keith Naughton, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026
Jumping off of Tamerra’s rant, my non-forward outsider picks to contend for MVP would be Rebecca Bernal, Tara Rudd, Jaelin Howell, Jaedyn Shaw, Kayla Sharples and Croix Bethune.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Trump shared his own experience getting into politics as an outsider in the interview.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outsider
Noun
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His roommate, a classical pianist, was a total stranger—but not for long.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
20 Mar. 2026
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The men who attacked her were strangers, and the shooting left her paralyzed at 35.—
Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ardeshir Zahedi eventually parted with him, saying in later years that accepting financial backing from foreigners and essentially asking them to drop bombs on their own country was un-Iranian.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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The area where Gracey went out is a stretch of beach with several restaurants and nightclubs that are frequented by locals and foreigners.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Outsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsider. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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