Synonyms of outdoors

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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

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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

Gardeners in zone 7 and up can direct sow cucamelon seeds outdoors once temperatures are warm enough. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026

Instead, it’s meant to suggest that someone is upper-class and high-status, never having spent time outdoors performing manual labor. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Noun

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

The outdoors tends to strip things down—ego, distraction, noise. — Outside, 10 Mar. 2026