Synonyms of outsiders

outsiders

noun

plural of outsider

as in foreigners

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foreigners
• strangers
• aliens
• outlanders
• nonnatives
• wanderers
• transients
• nonresidents
• outcasts
• pariahs
• drifters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• natives
• friends
• comrades
• buddies
• colleagues
• pals
• partners
• intimates
• confidants
• peers
• citizens
• residents
• acquaintances
• cronies
• associates
• familiars
• chums
• inhabitants
• companions
• fellows
• cohorts
• mates
• habitants
• hearties
• hobnobbers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outsiders

Gendron said his ancestors were among the first outsiders to settle the island in the 1700s, when three brothers, fur traders all, left Canada and followed the Mississippi south. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Like members of the Women’s Rights Convention, these outsiders often invoked the Declaration of Independence as a discursive weapon. — Brian Delay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

Marc Boiron, chief executive of Polygon Labs, said on the a podcast that the rails are further along than outsiders assume. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

That said, the plan is still for the PLL and WLL to, at some point soon, transition to a model where individual teams can be purchased by outsiders. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026

His presence puts a question to the familiar account of Muslims in America as outsiders, particularly after 9/11. — Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 30 June 2026

De la Espriella's victory adds Colombia to a growing list of countries that have turned to political outsiders in search of solutions to complex social, security and economic challenges. — CBS News, 29 June 2026

Ojai has long been home to Theosophists, avant-gardists, potters and naturalists joining other outsiders and mystics with a whim for wonder. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026

They’d been considered the rank outsiders going into the World Cup. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 June 2026