Nearby Words
out side
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | external |
| Synonyms: | alfresco, alien, apart from, away from, exterior, extramural, extraneous, extreme, farther, farthest, foreign, furthest, open-air, out, outdoor, outer, outermost, outward, over, surface |
| Antonyms: | central, inside, internal, middle |
| Main Entry: | outside |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exterior; out-of-doors |
| Synonyms: | appearance, covering, facade, face, front, integument, open, open air, outdoors, seeming, sheath, skin, surface, topside, without |
| Antonyms: | center, indoors, inside, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | beyond |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
| Definition: | further; outside limits |
| Synonyms: | above, after, ahead, apart from, as well as, at a distance, away from, before, behind, besides, beyond the bounds, clear of, farther, free of, good way off, hyper, in addition to, in advance of, long way off, more remote, moreover, on the far side, on the other side, out of range, out of reach, outside, over, over and above, over there, past, remote, superior to, without, yonder |
| Antonyms: | close, inside |
| Main Entry: | crust |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stiff outer layer; coating |
| Synonyms: | band, bloom, border, caking, coat, concretion, covering, edge, encrustation, film, hull, incrustation, integument, layer, outside, rind, scab, shell, skin, surface, verge |
| Main Entry: | disinterested |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | detached, uninvolved |
| Synonyms: | aloof, candid, casual, dispassionate, equitable, even-handed, impartial, impersonal, incurious, indifferent, just watching the clock, lackadaisical, negative, neutral, nonpartisan, not giving a damn, outside, perfunctory, remote, unbiased, unconcerned, uncurious, unprejudiced, unselfish, withdrawn |
| Notes: | if you are disinterested, you have no stake in the outcome of an event and you are impartial - but if you are uninterested, you simply don't care; disinterested is 'impartial, neutral' and uninterested is 'bored, lacking interest' uninterested means 'having no interest in, being indifferent to'; disinterested means 'having no personal interest or stake in; being unbiased toward' |
| Antonyms: | biased, concerned, interested, involved, passionate, prejudiced |
| Main Entry: | elsewhere |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in another place |
| Synonyms: | abroad, absent, away, formerly, gone, hence, not here, not present, not under consideration, otherwhere, outside, remote, removed, somewhere, somewhere else, subsequently |
| Main Entry: | exempt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | freed from responsibility |
| Synonyms: | absolved, beat the rap, clear, cleared, discharged, excepted, excluded, excused, favored, free, immune, let go, let off, liberated, not liable, not responsible, not subject, off the hook, outside, privileged, released, set apart, spared, special, unbound, unchecked, unrestrained, unrestricted, unshackled, void of, walked |
| Antonyms: | accountable, answerable, liable, nonexempt, responsible |
| Main Entry: | exotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not native or usual; mysterious |
| Synonyms: | alien, alluring, avant garde, bizarre, colorful, curious, different, enticing, external, extraneous, extraordinary, extrinsic, far out, fascinating, foreign, glamorous, imported, introduced, kinky*, outlandish, outside, peculiar, peregrine, romantic, strange, striking, unfamiliar, unusual, way out, weird* |
| Notes: | erotic means giving sexual pleasure or sexually arousing, while exotic means being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world or strikingly strange or unusual |
| Antonyms: | familiar, normal, ordinary, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exterior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | visible part |
| Synonyms: | appearance, aspect, coating, cover, covering, exteriority, external, facade, face, finish, outside, polish, rind, shell, skin, superficies, superstratum, surface |
| Antonyms: | center, core, interior, middle |
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