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Synonyms of outcast

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Another word for outcast is outsider. Other synonyms of outcast are abject, pariah and castaway.

Synonyms and similar words for outcast

nounSynonym of outsider: someone who does not belong, a misfit.

  • outsiderSomeone who is not part of a particular community, profession, organization etc.; a person coming from elsewhere...

nounMore synonyms

  • abjectA person in the lowest and most despicable condition; an oppressed person; an outcast; also, such people as a class.
  • castawayAn outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
  • deviant
  • exile
  • leper figurativelySynonym of outcast: A person who is shunned, a pariah.
  • misfit
  • offscouring figurativelyAn outcast, a pariah.
  • pariahSynonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the...
  • reject derogatory, slangAn unpopular person.
  • untouchable figurativelySynonym of outcast: a person excluded from society.
  • fremd dialectal, rare
  • overcast obsoleteAn outcast.

Meaning of outcast

  1. verb To cast out; to banish.
  2. adjective That has been cast out; banished, ostracized.
  3. noun One that has been excluded from a society or a system, a pariah, a leper.

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Questions about synonyms of outcast

What is another word for outcast?
Outcast has 13 synonyms on Word.ws, such as outsider, abject, pariah and castaway.
What does outcast mean?
Outcast means to cast out; to banish.

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