OFFSCOURINGS Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

offscourings

noun

plural of offscouring

as in rejects

one who is cast out or rejected by society the hills are controlled by bandits and other unsavory offscourings who have taken up a life outside the law

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Noun

The most opinionated of these rejects is Smarty Pants, a basic toilet-training tech tool given an amusingly snarky attitude by Conan O’Brien.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Today, there are hundreds of rejects packed in wood cabinets and cardboard boxes.

— Steve Hartman, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026

Definition of rejects

Noun

The one-of-a-kind tribute to the eternal hitmaker tells a Wizard of Oz-esque story (fitting for one of the stars of The Wiz) about a group of four outcasts who learn to embrace their unique talents after being gifted special objects from Michael.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Aug. 2026
Zero Company meaningfully explores these themes, using a ragtag band of outcasts as a filter to view them.

— Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of outcasts

Noun

Remember, the Lord Jesus did not fear lepers, and leprosy was (and continues to be) a highly contagious infectious disease.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The town serves as the backdrop for what many surrounding the production consider the creative high point of the season — an episode 5 spaghetti western side mission that involves lepers, eye-gauging vultures, and a train pulled by zombies.

— Dalton Ross, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025

Definition of lepers

Noun

Attorneys representing Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo and Morgan Seymour say despite cooperating with investigators, their clients have effectively become pariahs in their hometown and have been subjected to death threats and defamation.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Not everyone treated the couple as pariahs, though.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

Definition of pariahs

Noun

The goal was never simply tourism revenue, but creating culturally safe employment for Ahousaht members, welcoming outsiders into the Nation’s 250,000-hectare territory, and reasserting presence on land their people were historically displaced from.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
Some outsiders were even more forthright with their skepticism.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of outsiders

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