Synonyms of outdoors

outdoors 1 of 2

adverb

ˌau̇t-ˈdȯrz 

as in outside

in or into the open air

please wait until you're outdoors to light up your cigarette

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outside
• out
• alfresco
• without

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• in
• indoors
• inside
• within

outdoors

2 of 2

noun

as in wilderness

that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation

our family loves to hike and camp in the great outdoors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wilderness
• out-of-doors
• wild
• desert
• country
• open
• open air
• nature
• bush
• frontier
• without
• sticks
• outside
• backwoods
• hinterland
• up-country
• wasteland
• barren
• waste
• badland

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outdoors

Adverb

After time outdoors, thoroughly scan your body, and your kids and pets, for ticks. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Pet owners should keep dogs on a leash and supervise animals outdoors. — Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Noun

Former employees who were part of the Great America staff back in ’76 will be on hand to celebrate the golden anniversary, a group that includes John Poimiroo, an outdoors and travel writer who served as the park’s publicist until the early 1980s. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026

His experiences here helped forge his passion for the outdoors and conservation, spurring him to use his presidential influence to establish the United States Forest Service, 150 national forests, and five national parks. — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026