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pariahs

NOUN

social outcast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

leper outsider persona non grata vagabond

STRONG

bum castaway deportee derelict exile expatriate fugitive hobo rascal refugee tramp undesirable vagrant waif

WEAK

displaced person

Example Sentences

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They worry about being disfigured or disabled; they fear becoming pariahs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

"Eventually, whole social classes, including many Roma people, could become pariahs in this country with nowhere to go," Kadet warned.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

For a brief moment, militias were pariahs to both parties.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2025

“We obviously want to collaborate, but we’re seen as the pariahs right now, we’re seen as the bogeymen,” Song said.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2024

I do not look upon you as pariahs in this Government.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political by Ingersoll, Robert Green