outer

[ou-ter] / ˈaʊ tər /

ADJECTIVE

external, exposed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exterior outlying

WEAK

alien beyond exoteric extraneous extrinsic outermost outmost outside outward over peripheral remote superficial surface without

Antonyms

STRONGEST

central middle

WEAK

inner interior

Example Sentences

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A makeshift window on the back wall opens onto what looks like a portal to outer space.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Tesco has also arranged to send bananas out to Orkney's outer isles.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

But a lot of judges have hit the absolute outer boundaries of their tolerance for this.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

The outer perimeter parking lots seemed orderly when a Wall Street Journal reporter recently visited.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

She panted, and the pinpricks turned into the outer edges of a tunnel.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack