outsider
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈaʊtsaɪdər/
:
marginado
- During the meeting, she realized she was considered an outsider by the long-time members.
- feel like an outsider
- accept outsiders
- welcome outsiders
And then you just feel like an outsider massively.
- And then you just feel like an outsider massively.
- Our family, friends and neighbors are being deemed outsiders and criminals.
- So I think being an outsider is what felt like home to me.
- There are two important reasons why outsiders generally have a creative advantage.
- I was the outsider and I was treated as such.
- But he became my friend so they were outsiders too.
- We also talked with outsiders who also helped with the the disaster relief.
- And once again, I feel like an outsider, but again, in a good way, Like I love it.
- I think that I grew up feeling a little bit like an outsider.
- It seemed to happen in a span of a couple of years, at least from the outsider's perspective.
- And she has such a heart for people who are underserved, who are outsiders, who are impoverished.
- And then going up through school, college, always felt that bit of an outsider in terms of the family.
- How can I forget about Edward Scissorhands outsiders trying to fit in in this world.
Examples
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To an outsider, it looked like some kind of weird cult.
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Surprisingly often, a workable metaphor comes from outsiders to the region rather than from natives of it.
Academic text (1999) -
I was the outsider and I was treated as such.
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I was an outsider in a foreign land.
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There are two important reasons why outsiders generally have a creative advantage.
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And when you feel like an outsider, you tend to isolate yourself.
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The international exchange students also felt and viewed themselves as outsiders of the campus climate.
Academic text (2015) -
But all the Conquistadors were outsiders in one way or another.
Academic text (2011) -
Our family, friends and neighbors are being deemed outsiders and criminals.
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Sometimes, after decades of being outsiders, it's hard to recognize that you've won.
Synonyms
125
4.4
A person who feels they do not belong in a group or place
19
3.7
A person not accepted by a group
17
8.9
A person who goes into a place or situation where they are not wanted
11
9.4
A person who is not welcome in a place, often for official reasons
9
5.9
A person who does not fit in with a group
8
6.1
A person who is clearly different from others and does not fit in
7
8.8
A person from another country who is not part of the local community
5
5.1
Not accepted by a group or community
1
8.1
A person who lives outside the main part of society
A person who is not wanted in a place or group
A person who is excluded from a caste or social group and treated as outside society
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.2
Creative work made by self-taught people outside the normal art world
How Excluded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Outsider comes from the pieces out- meaning 'outside' and side meaning 'place next to or away from the middle'. So an outsider is someone who stands 'on the outside' of a group and is not accepted as a member.