as in reject
one who is cast out or rejected by society
the professor is something of an outcast in the halls of academe now that his former support of a dictatorial regime has become public
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Recent Examples of outcast
Interviewed by The Times in 2022 about her musical, Ms. Sobule emphasized that her goal was to reach a broad audience of people who felt like outcasts.
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Hank Sanders, New York Times, 2 May 2025
His heroic journey from educational outcast to entrepreneurial icon left Rahal among a category of notable dyslexic entrepreneurs such as Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, and Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran (all of whom have publicly discussed their dyslexia).
—Megan Bruneau, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Ethan must work to clear their names with his fellow outcasts, some of whom may or may not be trustworthy.
—EW.com, 21 May 2025
Sachiko is a glamorous, modern-minded social outcast, marginalized both for her rejection of Japanese patriarchy and the scars of her and Mariko’s radiation exposure following the 1945 Nagasaki bombings.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Hank Sanders, New York Times, 2 May 2025
His heroic journey from educational outcast to entrepreneurial icon left Rahal among a category of notable dyslexic entrepreneurs such as Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, and Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran (all of whom have publicly discussed their dyslexia).
—Megan Bruneau, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Ethan must work to clear their names with his fellow outcasts, some of whom may or may not be trustworthy.
—EW.com, 21 May 2025
Sachiko is a glamorous, modern-minded social outcast, marginalized both for her rejection of Japanese patriarchy and the scars of her and Mariko’s radiation exposure following the 1945 Nagasaki bombings.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcast
Noun
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The modern reject rejects the academic consensus on everything from the science of vaccines to the benefits of free trade.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
12 Mar. 2025
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Still, the rejects are legion: Amy Sedaris, Tiffany Haddish, Jim Carrey, Nick Kroll, Aubrey Plaza, John Goodman, Geena Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Andrea Martin, Zach Galifianakis, Paul Reubens.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Biden administration repeatedly used such votes to depict Russia as a pariah state.—
Dave Lawler,
Axios,
4 Mar. 2025
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The pariahs deemed monstrous, Ne Zha included, might have within them a more commendable moral compass.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Where we're not shunned as criminals or treated like lepers.—
Ryan Hampton,
Time,
28 May 2025
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That’s your idea of escaping a leper’s life?—
Lee Chang-dong,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Outcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcast. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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