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 while Irving Langmuir went on to win the Nobel Prize and rub shoulders with celebrities in and outside of science, and even star in a Kurt Vonnegut novel, Katharine Blodgett remained for most of her career, his apprentice, and she's been largely forgotten. —Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026

Breslin excelled outside of league play as well by winning the Division 1C sectional race. —Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026

With population spreading outside of Boise’s city limits, the City Council on Tuesday gave the OK to staff members to develop plans and priorities for three potential neighborhoods near the city’s southeast boundaries. —Mark Dee january 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026

That’s not to mention the physical limitations of an extremely bulky spacesuit, which could physically tax astronauts even more than stepping outside of the International Space Station during a spacewalk. —Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 Jan. 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