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

There are some outside of the Steubenville scene who think that Imam and his allies don’t go far enough in their vision of Catholic politics. —Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026

Read was accused of hitting O'Keefe with her SUV during a blizzard after a night of heavy drinking and leaving him to die in the snow outside of a Canton home. —Matt Schooley, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

If the problem in the past has been core competencies and automakers trying to offer products outside of those, then partnering with a company like Microsoft may result in some benefits. —Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026

Her scathing insults are as giddy as her crushing acknowledgements are gut-wrenching, as Lindsay strains to navigate a situation spinning further and further outside of her limited domain. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 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