outsider

noun

out·sid·er | \ ˌau̇t-ˈsī-dər

, ˈau̇t-ˌsī-\

Definition of outsider

1 : a person who does not belong to a particular group

2 chiefly British : a contender not expected to win

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Synonyms & Antonyms for outsider

Synonyms

foreigner, nonnative, outlander, stranger

Antonyms

native

Examples of outsider in a Sentence

To outsiders, the ritual may seem strange. She felt like an outsider in her new school. An outsider defeated the champion! She was a rank outsider who managed to win.

Recent Examples on the Web

According to the Daily Mail, the palace recently installed a 950-foot hedge to block outsiders' views of the back garden, where the royal couple often arrive and take off by helicopter. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Kensington Palace Reportedly Plants 950-Foot Hedge for Kate Middleton and Prince William's Privacy," 8 Apr. 2019 To an outsider, Britain’s difficulties launching itself out of the European Union look mainly procedural or political. — Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, "The U.K.’s Brexit Journey of Self-Discovery," 28 Mar. 2019 In one piece, Nuanced outsider, Yao considers the problem of ocean pollution with a striking visual: a bunch of moldering teddy bears. — Marley Marius, Vogue, "At the Honolulu Biennial, Artist Amy Yao Examines Environments and Identity (With the Help of Some Algae)," 12 Mar. 2019 Why was Kate Middleton such an outsider at her first high school? — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Kate Middleton Was "Desperately Unhappy" and Tortured by Bullies at Her First Secondary School, Downe House," 10 Mar. 2019 There is the violence of a father who’s intolerant of his son’s sexuality, and the inherent violence of being made an outsider in the community he was raised in. — Vox Staff, Vox, "The most thought-provoking books the Vox staff read in 2018," 21 Dec. 2018 My family was working class—just in the lower income bracket of our working class neighborhood, which left me feeling like an outsider. — Veronica Walsingham, SELF, "Growing Up With Less Money Than My Friends Made Me Obsessed With Having Wealthy-Looking Hair," 15 Nov. 2018 Like Rachel, Michael feels like an outsider in elitist Asian society — and there’s plenty of drama to show for it. — Jasmine Arielle Ting, Teen Vogue, "Meet the Entire Cast of "Crazy Rich Asians" and the Characters They Play: Constance Wu, Awkwafina, Henry Golding, and More," 1 Aug. 2018 Nevertheless, his detractors—from both ends of the political spectrum—have accused Mr Georgiou of conspiring with outsiders to subject Greece to austerity. — The Economist, "The hounding of Greece’s former statistics chief is disturbing," 14 June 2018

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