Synonyms of outcasts

outcasts

noun

plural of outcast

as in pariahs

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

• pariahs
• lepers
• rejects
• castaways
• exiles
• castoffs
• outsiders
• untouchables
• offscourings
• deportees

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insiders

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outcasts

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

Crushed by the pressure of teachers and parents, three outcasts take refuge in a nearby forest. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 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

The Ramones stood on stage not as rock gods or unattainable heroes, but as oddballs, misfits, and fellow outcasts in torn jeans. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

The musical is also narrated by Damian and Janis, the school outcasts who Cady befriends on her first day. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026

Sam has teamed up with a pair of sibling vampire hunters known as the Frog Brothers (Miguel Gil and Jennifer Duka), and together these outcasts band together to take on the bad guys. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

His interest in Tess appears to be setting up a future alliance of disgruntled outcasts. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026

California Avenue is Blick’s new series about a family of outcasts and For All Mankind spin-off Star City is about the Soviet space programme, with Rhys Ifans, Anna Maxwell Martin and Agnes O’Casey starring. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026