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 church was packed on Sunday, with some worshippers left standing outside.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

“We had all these outside influences coming to grab our players.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Bass did not offer any definitive conclusions, saying the city now has outside researchers assessing the problem.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Lucy, who grew up in Llandudno, Conwy county, does not believe cats should be allowed outside alone, no matter where they live, but nor would she want them to stay indoors all day.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Indeed, this was the poetic symmetry of shell-dwellers: They were tough on the outside to protect their soft innards.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

outside

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