OUTSIDER Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

outsider

noun

ˌau̇t-ˈsī-dər

as in stranger

a person who is not native to or known to a community she seems to enjoy the odd distinction of being the only outsider in such a small community

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Recent Examples of outsider Set in the '90s against the backdrop of Northern Ireland’s Troubles, Derry Girls follows the adventures of five Catholic school outsiders who can’t seem to keep themselves out of mischief. —

Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026 After overhauls throughout the rest of CBS News under Bari Weiss, all eyes are on what happens when Simon's contract is up and whether an outsider might be brought in to run the program for the first time ever. —

Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 It’s designed with Japanese quality standards, not for gaijin (or outsider) palates, to which many of the chain hotels in Kyoto are increasingly appealing. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026 With baseball’s integrity in doubt, the league chose an outsider – Illinois federal judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis – as its first commissioner. —

Michael Delayo, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outsider

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Noun

Online and offline, motherhood has started to resemble a real-life Truman Show — a performance carried out under constant observation, where strangers across the country appoint themselves judge and jury.

— Micah Barkley, Bloomberg, 10 Apr. 2026
Like any well-meaning grifter, Anna (Halle Bailey) seizes the opportunity to hop a flight to picturesque Tuscany after meeting a handsome Italian stranger with an empty villa.

— Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026