outdoors

[out-dawrz, -dohrz] / ˌaʊtˈdɔrz, -ˈdoʊrz /

NOUN

open air; nature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

garden

STRONG

country countryside environment hill mountain open out-of-doors patio woods yard

WEAK

bucolic surroundings fresh air green earth without

Antonyms

WEAK

indoors

Example Sentences

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They were outdoors working from dawn to dusk, and many ended up with frostbite on their hands and feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Do you think it was important to have such a pivotal scene outdoors?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Tradition calls for spending the day outdoors to ward off bad luck.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

In the winter, there’s an ice rink; in the summer, live music outdoors.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

So it is straight but clean and has turned much lighter because I am outdoors so much.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien