OUTSIDERS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of outsiders From songs that spoke to working women and outsiders to philanthropy that changed lives, Parton left a mark far beyond country music. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 The partnership between two outsiders clawing their way in, joined by an equally canny journalist played by Claire Foy, comes to shape Fleet Street, the London thoroughfare where scribblers plied their trade, in Lamb’s and Murdoch’s images. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 Engelbert has presided over a period of impressive growth, no question, and the real problem rests with outsiders advancing their agendas and chasing their votes. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Could this young descendant from outsiders have been blamed for hardship in her community? — Mike McRae 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 The space offers guests a rare glimpse into a facet of Japanese nightlife that can feel impenetrable to outsiders. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026 But the association will not advertise a destination until the tribe or business approves its description – a small reversal of the old roadside economy, in which outsiders invented Native identities for signs and souvenirs. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026 Particularly when outsiders remain in the dark about the potential details of the legislation. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026 These outsiders, like executives or academics from different fields, offer crucial external perspectives, unburdened by internal assumptions or politics. — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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Hundreds of the missing are foreigners who were in the area to work, trek or make a pilgrimage to a sacred peak.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Over 600 foreigners are missing, including 65 Americans, the Nepal Tourism Board said Thursday.

— Joelle Gross, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of foreigners

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The two are only able to unlock a new understanding of each other by pretending to be strangers meeting for the first time.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Imagine answering the call of nature in a dark, stinking chamber alongside dozens of strangers, all while making pleasant conversation.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

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