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outlying

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of outlying

far away from the center of a place

The family lives in an outlying area of the city.

the country's outlying islands

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of outlying

apart, devious, isolated, lonesome, nowhere, obscure, odd, out-of-the-way, retired, secluded, secret, sequestered

away, deep, distant, far-flung, far-off, remote, removed

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of outlying

adjacent, adjoining, contiguous

close, near, nearby, nigh

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