outsider
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈaʊtsaɪdər/
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aspirante improbable
- The marathon runner was an outsider, but he surprised everyone by finishing in the top ten.
The Democrats have have made their system so that it is impossible for an upstart or an outsider to win the Democratic nomination.
- The Democrats have have made their system so that it is impossible for an upstart or an outsider to win the Democratic nomination.
Examples
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Football Outsiders ranked Oakland's offense 11th, better than that of the San Diego Chargers.
Blog text (30) -
No outsider has won the game in over 900 years.
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Some outsider taking first place.
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Better me than some outsider.
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- This rank outsider digging deep and showing his class.
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That's why we want an outsider.
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The kick knocked Oregon from a guaranteed spot in the national title to an outsider looking in.
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Many believe that the bulk of Ross's problems came when he hired an industry outsider to head Disney's marketing department.
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The horse was a long-odds outsider called Brighteyes, by Optician out of Unveiled.
Fiction book (1993) -
Fifty-six percent of voters cast their ballots for the daring outsider and his promise to dislodge the thoroughly corrupt political elite.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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3.7
A person or team expected to lose a competition
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4.6
A person or thing unlikely to win in a competition
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9.8
A person expected to lose who wins against the odds
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.2
Creative work made by self-taught people outside the normal art world
How Likely
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Outsider also uses out- ('outside') and side ('place away from the main group'), and in contests it names a person who is outside the list of favourites. That's why an outsider in a race or tournament is a competitor people do not expect to win, though they can still surprise everyone.