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

And the world of elite figure skating is surprisingly closed to outsiders. — Will Tizard, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

Concerning prejudice, and the treatment of outsiders, or those who are thought to be different, whether by race or gender or sexuality. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026

Luckily, Chuy's is a national TexMex chain that is worthy of both Lone Star State natives and outsiders alike. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Gonzalez maintained that the concern was not that anyone had made genuine threats but that outsiders would interpret the conversations without understanding their context. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Any records of internal discussions, disagreements among board members, or conflicting visions of the company’s future during his tenure, as well as any surviving personal papers, are likely to reside in the UPS archives, locked away from outsiders. — Marc Levinson, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

Buyers are already putting money behind methods that remain difficult for outsiders to assess. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

But outsiders can't be certain that traditional conventions surrounding the public statements of the New York Fed president and the Fed vice chair have survived the leadership transition. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

This has important implications for how outsiders view the Middle East. — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026