Definitions

outside

[out-sahyd, -sahyd, out-sahyd, out-, out-sahyd, out-sahyd, out-sahyd] / ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, -ˌsaɪd, ˌaʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊt-, ˌaʊtˈsaɪd, ˌaʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊtˌsaɪd /

ADJECTIVE

external

Synonyms

STRONGEST

farther foreign out

STRONG

alfresco alien exterior extreme outdoor over surface

WEAK

apart from away from extramural extraneous farthest furthest open-air outer outermost outward

Antonyms

STRONG

central interior middle

WEAK

certain definite good inside internal likely sure

ADJECTIVE

slight, slim

Synonyms

STRONGEST

far off small

STRONG

faint remote

WEAK

distant marginal negligible slender unlikely

Antonyms

WEAK

central certain definite good inside internal likely middle sure

NOUN

exterior; out-of-doors

Synonyms

STRONGEST

front surface

STRONG

appearance covering facade face integument open outdoors sheath skin topside

WEAK

open air seeming without

Antonyms

STRONG

character personality

WEAK

center indoors inside interior middle

Example Sentences

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So I take it upon myself to go outside and start flyering passers-by.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The company failed to get enough money from outside investors, and the planned construction was delayed.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Two men have been arrested and three police officers injured during a protest outside a hotel in Greenock that has been used to house asylum seekers.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

A wave of AI experts reacted with frustration, accusing the company of gatekeeping to harm potential competitors and muddying the ability of outside researchers to assess and use Fable to its full potential.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I was grateful that Betsie did not have to stand outside.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

outside

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