Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for outsider. Search instead for outsidern.
Definitions

outsider

[aut-sahy-der] / ˌaʊtˈsaɪ dər /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

To an outsider, both groups may be equally strapped when they’ve spent down their cash, but the first group is still rich.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Before his legal troubles, Shkreli was viewed as a brash outsider.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Let’s toss the belief that it takes an outsider to change a company into the corner office trash can.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The preliminary search, he told the BBC, had so far shown no outsider entering a room.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

You will always be the outsider, warned Nemesis’s voice; but Leo tried to push that thought aside.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

Together, the unrest, economic anxiety and growing support for political outsiders point to an uncertain future for France.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Leicester City, the last outsiders to lift the title, do provide some hope.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Many said they were excited by promises of 60,000 direct and indirect jobs from the refinery alongside a training centre for 1,000 young people, even if they worry these will mainly benefit outsiders.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

About 30 miles from Denver, Boulder is mostly known by outsiders for two things: the University of Colorado and easy access to the great outdoors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

“I want to see the shadows behind people's eyes. I want to know how they will behave when there are no rules, no Paragons, no outsiders and insiders.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton


Vocabulary lists containing outsider

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training