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
This may have been a form of punishment or sacrifice of the group's social outcasts, but isotropic analysis revealed otherwise.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
In 1984 the cult classic Revenge of the Nerds was released, pitting a group of outcast college students against their jock tormentors.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 20 Aug. 2025
At that moment, America transformed an international outcast into a guest of honour.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
This is most evident with the character of Freddy, an outcast who briefly feels better about himself after going to a salon for a makeover before an interview for his dream job.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
In 1984 the cult classic Revenge of the Nerds was released, pitting a group of outcast college students against their jock tormentors.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 20 Aug. 2025
At that moment, America transformed an international outcast into a guest of honour.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
This is most evident with the character of Freddy, an outcast who briefly feels better about himself after going to a salon for a makeover before an interview for his dream job.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcast
Noun
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In it, Jackson Lamb (Oldman), River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) and the rest of the MI5 rejects are on the case — and a bit on the defense.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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As the saying goes, nobody wants to sit at the reject table.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement The presence of India’s prime minister provided some democratic gloss to this parade of pariahs.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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But even the Arctic Council isn't exempt from the reverberations of war in Eastern Europe, and from feeling the impact of the pariah status Russia gained among Western nations in the past few years.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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The regime turns the former leper hospital into a place of death, where the prisoners are subjected to repression in a place of astounding beauty.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Fantastic Four is a close second, sure, but Florence Pugh leading a group of depressed villain castaways was the film that really felt like more of a return to form for the MCU.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
30 Aug. 2025
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The spot is owned by Julie Fairweather, the mother of season 49 contestant Shannon Fairweather, and fan-favorite six-time castaway Boston Rob bartended there before going on the CBS show.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Now, thrift stores and clothing markets from Bulgaria to the Czech Republic are groaning with castoffs.—
The Editors,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Outcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcast. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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