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outcasts

NOUN

person who is unwanted, not accepted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fugitive untouchable vagabond

STRONG

bum castaway deportee derelict exile expatriate hobo rascal refugee reprobate tramp vagrant wretch

WEAK

displaced person persona non grata

Antonyms

WEAK

favorite friend idol

Example Sentences

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With hair down near their eyes, they seemed like dangerous high-school outcasts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

At the “Dungeons & Shakespeare” show, host Willy Nilly encouraged us to lean into the welcoming atmosphere we found among our fellow outcasts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” still connects with so many people because it empowers its outcasts and misfits.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Often, in places like Sierra Leone, there’s so much stigma attached to TB that those infected are treated as social outcasts by even their family members.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2025

Once we come closer to the port, seagulls flying above us, flapping their wings, we notice the huge numbers of homeless outcasts like ourselves.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar