Synonyms of outsider
40 similar words
Another word for outsider is stranger. Other synonyms of outsider are foreigner, outcast, outlander and abject.
Synonyms and similar words for outsider
nounSomeone who is not part of a particular community, profession, organization etc.; a person coming...
- outlier
- strangerAn outsider or foreigner.
- alien
- barbarian derogatory
- firangi UKA foreigner, especially a British or a white person.
- foreignAn outsider: a person from another place or group.
- foreignerA person from a foreign country.
- fremd
- fremdlingOne who is not a kinsman; a stranger.
- furriner derogatory, dialectal
- gaijin derogatory
- nonlocal
- noninhabitantOne who is not an inhabitant; a stranger, foreigner, or nonresident.
- nonnationalOne who is not a national.
- nonresident
- non-resident
- outcomelingA stranger; foreigner.
- outener dialectalA foreigner.
- outlanderA stranger or outsider.
- Paradesi IndiaSynonym of Paradesi Jew.
- strangelingOne who is strange, foreign, or unusual; stranger.
- uitlanderA foreigner; outlander.
- abjectA person in the lowest and most despicable condition; an oppressed person; an outcast; also, such people as a class.
- castaway
- deviant
- exile
- leper figuratively
- misfit
- offscouring figuratively
- outcastSynonym of outsider: someone who does not belong, a misfit.
- pariah
- reject derogatory, slang
- untouchable figuratively
- metœcus rareDenizen, sojourner, stranger, outlander.
- peregrine dated
- overcast obsolete
nounA competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot.
Meaning of outsider
- noun Someone who is not part of a particular community, profession, organization etc.; a person coming from elsewhere, having no special knowledge.
- noun Someone who does not fit into conventional society; a misfit; an iconoclast.
- noun A competitor or contestant who has little chance of winning; a long shot.
outsider in other languages
Questions about synonyms of outsider
- What is another word for outsider?
- Outsider has 40 synonyms on Word.ws, such as stranger, foreigner, outcast, outlander and abject.
- What does outsider mean?
- Outsider means someone who is not part of a particular community, profession, organization etc.; a person coming from elsewhere, having no special knowledge.
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