outskirt

noun

out·​skirt ˈau̇t-ˌskərt 

: a part remote from the center : border

—usually plural

on the outskirts of town

Synonyms of outskirt

• countryside
• suburbia

Examples of outskirt in a Sentence

some people prefer to live on the outskirts and work inside the city

Recent Examples on the Web

The photos of Daniel were inspired by a boy Marysia had met in the summer of 2022, a security guard working a night shift in the Soviet-era housing block where her mother lives, on the outskirts of Warsaw. — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

San Andrés Mixquic, Mexico — As night falls over the cemetery in San Andrés Mixquic, a historic village on the outskirts of Mexico City, the family of Ángel Jiménez del Águila huddles around his grave. — Rocio Muñoz Ledo, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2026

In a back kitchen of a bagel shop on the outskirts of Toronto, Beth George is standing over a long wooden table assessing her materials with surgical precision. — HubSpot, 30 Oct. 2026

His village lies on the outskirts of the city of Beni in North Kivu province, a major hot spot in what has been the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1599, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outskirt

• alert
• assert
• avert
• dessert
• divert
• evert
• exert
• inert
• insert
• invert
• nightshirt
• overt