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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The firm last fall hired an investment bank to explore potential outside investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The Pentagon, located in northern Virginia just outside Washington DC, serves as the US Defence Department's headquarters, with more than 20,000 government employees working in the building.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Sports are big business for prediction markets, and soccer is the number-one sport outside of the U.S.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The move, announced by the UC-wide Academic Senate’s Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools, comes amid mounting pressure from UC faculty and outside activists over the test-free approach.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“They fuse Mexican and Italian dishes. It’s just outside of Houston, called Rosa Azul.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

outside

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