outskirt

noun

out·​skirt ˈau̇t-ˌskərt 

: a part remote from the center : border

—usually used in plural

on the outskirts of town

Synonyms of outskirt

• countryside
• suburbia

Examples of outskirt in a Sentence

some people prefer to live on the outskirts and work inside the city

Recent Examples on the Web

Several people, including three teachers and three students, were killed on Friday after a teenage gunman opened fire at his school on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

At least six people have been killed -- including three students and three teachers -- and more than a dozen others injured in a school shooting that took place at a high school in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, Thai police said. — Britt Clennett, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Students streamed out of the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, on the capital's northwestern outskirts, as the wounded were loaded on to ambulances and teachers hugged each other and cried. — Chalinee Thirasupa, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

The Gann Fire has prompted an evacuation order for about 100 square miles of Calaveras County, extending to the outskirts of San Andreas and Angels Camp. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1599, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outskirt

• alert
• assert
• avert
• dessert
• divert
• evert
• exert
• inert
• insert
• invert
• nightshirt
• overt