OUTDOORS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

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adverb

ˌau̇t-ˈdȯrz

Definition of outdoors

as in outside

in or into the open air please wait until you're outdoors to light up your cigarette

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noun

as in wilderness

that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation our family loves to hike and camp in the great outdoors

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Recent Examples of outdoors

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A’mahri loved going outdoors and taking rides in his pull-along wagon. — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 People on the move – in the sun In northern Kenya, herders spend much of their lives outdoors with their animals. — Anne Pisor, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

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Spoonemore recommends slowly exposing broccoli seedlings to the outdoors so the plants can acclimate to temperature changes. — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026 Former employees who were part of the Great America staff back in ’76 will be on hand to celebrate the golden anniversary, a group that includes John Poimiroo, an outdoors and travel writer who served as the park’s publicist until the early 1980s. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outdoors

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Mishka Wilonski had just grabbed pizza from a nearby shop and was walking outside with a friend when the crash happened.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
The city still has residents without power, Melton said, as weatherheads — which protect wires outside — to their homes were damaged.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of outside

Noun

The new movie follows a benevolent ex-pilot named Hig (Jacob Elordi) who, after losing his wife during a catastrophic global pandemic, lives out in the wilderness with his dog, Jasper, and ornery isolationist pal Bangley (Josh Brolin).

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
The test may have started as a wild marketing idea, but after five hours of searching through the Swedish wilderness, the team had the intact phone to prove it.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of wilderness

Adverb

And while von Furstenberg gravitated to something more minimalist and streamlined for her look, there’s plenty of options out there for the more flamboyant sun-seekers, too.

— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
And, there are lots of studies out there that show many in my generation have stopped believing in the promise of the American Dream.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

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