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

From junior games on pitches every weekend, to crowds piling into pubs to watch England play the World Cup, football, as it is called outside of the United States, is deeply ingrained in the British national psyche. —Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 7 June 2026

Nearly two months after a Plantation insurance executive was found shot to death outside of a Boca Raton office building, police have arrested a suspect. —Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026

Weld County District Attorney This included the robbery of an Empyreal Logistics employee outside of High Plainz Dispensary in Garden City. —Christa Swanson, CBS News, 6 June 2026

The body of an Auburn University student who had been missing in Japan for a week has been found in a mountainous area outside of Kyoto, according to his family. —Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 6 June 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