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Synonyms of outhouse

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Another word for outhouse is privy. Other synonyms of outhouse are netty.

Synonyms and similar words for outhouse

nounAny outbuilding: any small structure located apart from a main building.

  • outbuildingA building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building.

nounMore synonyms

  • backhouseAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • backside UKThe back side of an estate: the backyard and outbuildings behind a main house, especially (UK dialect, euphemistic) an...
  • bog UK, slangA place to defecate: originally specifically a latrine or outhouse but now used for any toilet.
  • carsey UK, slangA house.
  • craphouse vulgarAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • dunnekinAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • dunny Australia, slangAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • House of Commons Canada, UKAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • jakes UK, slangA place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
  • johnny house US, slangAn outhouse or portable toilet.
  • karzy UK, slang
  • khaziAn outhouse or lavatory: a place used for urination and defecation.
  • kocayA place used for urination and defecation: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.
  • little house AustraliaAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • long drop AustraliaA technique for execution by hanging, according to which the individual's height and weight were used to determine how...
  • nettyAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • privyAn outdoor facility for urination and defecation, whether open (latrine) or enclosed (outhouse).
  • shieldA place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
  • shithouse vulgarAn outhouse, an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • shouse AustraliaAn outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • thunderbox Australia, UKAny lavatory or toilet, especially a rudimentary outdoor latrine or toilet, or an outhouse.
  • usual offices UKA place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
  • boggard obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • boghouse UK, datedAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • chamber foreign obsolete
  • common house obsoleteAn outhouse.
  • commons obsoleteAn outhouse.
  • Cousin John obsoleteA place or device for urination and defecation: an outhouse or chamber pot.
  • danna obsolete, slangHuman feces.
  • draught obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • draught-house obsoleteAn outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • earth closet UK, datedAn outhouse or lavatory which uses a cesspit rather than a flush toilet and plumbing.
  • foreign obsoleteAn outhouse; an outdoor toilet.
  • gang obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • gingerbread office obsoleteAn office in the gingerbread Victorian style.
  • gong obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • gonghouse obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • house of ease obsoleteAn outbuilding used to ease one's bowels: an outhouse.
  • house of easement obsoleteAn outbuilding in which to do one's easement (defecate): an outhouse.
  • house of office UK, obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • issue obsolete
  • jacques obsolete
  • jakeshouse obsoleteAn outbuilding with a jakes: an outhouse.
  • longhouse obsoleteAn outhouse, an outbuilding used for urination and defecation.
  • necessary obsoleteA place to do the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
  • necessary house obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation.
  • necessary place obsoleteA place used for the business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
  • necessary vault obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation.
  • neddy obsolete
  • passage house obsoleteAn outbuilding used for the passage of feces: an outhouse.
  • petty obsoleteAn outbuilding used as a lavatory; an outhouse, a privy.
  • petty-house obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  • privy house obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used for urination and defecation.
  • purging place obsoleteA place where the body is purged of waste: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.
  • retreat obsoleteA peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
  • siege obsoleteA place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
  • siegehouse obsoleteAn outbuilding with toilet seats: an outhouse.
  • vault obsoleteA room employing a cesspit or sewer: an outhouse; a lavatory.
  • wardrobe obsolete
  • withdraught obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Meaning of outhouse

  1. noun An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.
  2. noun Any outbuilding: any small structure located apart from a main building.
  3. verb To house in a separate building.

Full definition of outhouse

outhouse in other languages

Questions about synonyms of outhouse

What is another word for outhouse?
Outhouse has 61 synonyms on Word.ws, such as privy and netty.
What does outhouse mean?
Outhouse means an outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: outhouse (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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