outsider
noun
out·sid·er
ˌau̇t-ˈsī-dər 
ˈau̇t-ˌsī-
1
: a person who does not belong to a particular group
2
chiefly British
: a contender not expected to win
outsiderness
noun
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.
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Set across two time periods, 1995 and 2022, the game centers on four teenage girls, Swann, Autumn, Nora, and Katt, outsiders (by 90s standards) who form a close bond over the course of a summer.
—Richard Newby, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
Roberta may look like a novelty to outsiders, but her presence at Northern Lights represents a deep structural shift, one where robotics, AI, and energy infrastructure converge.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
That outsider-averse sentiment has manifested during difficult periods, such as anti-Chinese fear-mongering in the late 19th century and the imprisonment of some 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.
—Laurie Kellman, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Set across two time periods, 1995 and 2022, the game centers on four teenage girls, Swann, Autumn, Nora, and Katt, outsiders (by 90s standards) who form a close bond over the course of a summer.
—Richard Newby, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
Roberta may look like a novelty to outsiders, but her presence at Northern Lights represents a deep structural shift, one where robotics, AI, and energy infrastructure converge.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
That outsider-averse sentiment has manifested during difficult periods, such as anti-Chinese fear-mongering in the late 19th century and the imprisonment of some 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.
—Laurie Kellman, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Outsider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsider. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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outsider
noun
out·sid·er
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈsīd-ər
: a person who does not belong to a particular group
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