outside of

preposition

1

: outside

lived outside of the city

2

: aside from

Outside of the players, no one was allowed in the locker room.

Synonyms of outside of

• except
• beside
• besides
• other than
• but
• except for

Examples of outside of in a Sentence

outside of that project you don't like, I don't think you have many choices

budget cuts will result in some teachers teaching courses outside of their primary areas of expertise

Recent Examples on the Web

But given the growing expansionist talk in Israel — both within and outside of government — there is a possibility the reoccupation threat is genuine. —Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026

Even outside of traditional television, the reality TV model has made millionaires of even more toxic matriarchs such as Ruby Framke, who amassed over 2 million YouTube subscribers by pimping out her children for clicks while criminally abusing them in secret. —Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026

Two brothers found guilty of killing a 19-year-old outside of the Downtown Aquarium in Denver have been sentenced to serve decades in prison. —Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026

Fidan, in an interview with the AP earlier this week, said Turkey's top priority is to remain outside of the conflict and ruled out a military response at this stage, saying NATO's defenses were effective. —Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for outside of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove

Kids Definition

outside of

preposition

1

: outside entry 4 sense 2

2

: except for

outside of her brother she is alone in the house