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 now, rather than offering dilapidated houses for a euro, the town of Radicondoli, which sits about an hour outside of Florence, wants to give you a little startup capital for your relocation instead. —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025

They were joined by members of the anime fandom, which is estimated to include more than 1 billion devotees outside of Japan and China, with a global market of approximately $23 billion in 2023. —Eliza Berman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025

Leon Bates, who was outside of the state Capitol with hundreds of people chanting, told Gringlas that a new map would chop up his predominantly Black community. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Dec. 2025

Sylvester Stallone and wife, Jennifer Flavin, are fully embracing life outside of Hollywood. —Christina Dugan Ramirez , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025

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