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He nonetheless found himself something of a pariah, and when he was unable to find a job, he sold fish in the street.

He, too, is a pariah in Pakistan, rarely acknowledged and never claimed as the “pride” of the nation.

Certainly the bitcoin community continues to treat Karpeles as a pariah.

If passed, the draft legislation would essentially make Moscow a pariah economy.

President Obama is reportedly set on making Russia “a pariah state.”

A roar came from the populace; an elephant trumpeted; the pariah dogs barked.

Then the pariah realises that she is thrust beyond the pale of human purity.

He was a pariah, a leper, and so must continue—a thing to be shunned.

He considered that he was a natural pariah; that the unpopularity at school would follow him through life.

The human order hostile, he quickly loses his self-respect and drops to the pariah class.

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On this page you'll find 25 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pariah, such as: leper, outsider, persona non grata, vagabond, bum, and castaway.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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