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

Ever since work began on an ICE facility on the outskirts of Gilroy earlier this year, fear has rippled through much of the community. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

The blast occurred on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, government mine inspector Ghani Baloch said. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

The blast apparently was triggered by a buildup of methane gas and occurred on the outskirts of the Baluchistan provincial capital of Quetta, government mine inspector Ghani Baloch said. — Abdul Sattar, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Astronomers have struggled to answer this question because these nomadic black holes are practically invisible in the outskirts of galaxies. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 July 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