Synonyms of outcast

outcast

noun

ˈau̇t-ˌkast 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reject
• pariah
• leper
• castaway
• castoff
• exile
• outsider
• offscouring
• untouchable
• deportee

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insider

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outcast

Following a group of outcasts who find themselves in their high school’s glee club singing and dancing every week, the series followed a story that worked week after week, and propelled its stars to worldwide fame. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 25 July 2026

Considered the lowest of South Asia's hierarchical caste system, Dalits were once known as outcasts and many are still treated that way. — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026

Among his fellow metalheads, Åkerfeldt was something of an outcast. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026

When experts talk about the institution’s relationship to the federal government, the world’s largest museum complex can start to sound like a bureaucratic outcast. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026