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
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Recent Examples of outsiders
If these quasi-mythical creatures provoked unease, at least among outsiders, their cheese did the opposite.
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Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Questions about what his candidacy means for a party that pits progressives over moderates, outsiders against insiders, and critics of Israel against supporters of the Jewish state aren’t going away.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 11 June 2026
There is, of course, Itaewon, which is historically more associated with foreigners and other outsiders, where all who are deemed unacceptable are accepted.
—Anton Hur, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026
But this siege mentality breeds suspicion of outsiders and a defensiveness toward the world.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
To prevent interactions with outsiders, the government's environmental impact report proposed using barbed wire to fence off areas Shompen communities are known to inhabit.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 7 June 2026
Her management team, largely comprised of CBS outsiders, has expressed surprise at how outdated some aspects of the news operation have seemed.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
While the contents may have seemed unusual to outsiders, Mikelson immediately recognized pieces of her grandmother's personality throughout the collection.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Wariness of outsiders after decades of conflict in the remote region is another factor keeping people away from clinics and in women’s care.
—Mark Banchereau, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Questions about what his candidacy means for a party that pits progressives over moderates, outsiders against insiders, and critics of Israel against supporters of the Jewish state aren’t going away.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 11 June 2026
There is, of course, Itaewon, which is historically more associated with foreigners and other outsiders, where all who are deemed unacceptable are accepted.
—Anton Hur, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026
But this siege mentality breeds suspicion of outsiders and a defensiveness toward the world.
—Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
To prevent interactions with outsiders, the government's environmental impact report proposed using barbed wire to fence off areas Shompen communities are known to inhabit.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 7 June 2026
Her management team, largely comprised of CBS outsiders, has expressed surprise at how outdated some aspects of the news operation have seemed.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
While the contents may have seemed unusual to outsiders, Mikelson immediately recognized pieces of her grandmother's personality throughout the collection.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Wariness of outsiders after decades of conflict in the remote region is another factor keeping people away from clinics and in women’s care.
—Mark Banchereau, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outsiders
Noun
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South Africa has a history of violence sparked by anger over the presence of migrants, including in 2008 when more than 60 people were killed in what international rights groups called xenophobic attacks on foreigners.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Crucially, Ngai says, the term for extraterrestrials flowed from the word for foreigners, not the other way around.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
Noun
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For a few weeks, strangers in different languages argue over the same call, celebrate the same goal, and hope—against all available evidence—that this could be their year.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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As the name suggests, the night was centered around facilitating deep conversations between strangers, a task much easier when phone usage is kept to a minimum, event organizers said.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Once again, we’re shown Blunt’s character being hijacked by aliens mid-weather report, uttering an alien language of clicks and pops.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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“Outsiders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outsiders. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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