outside of

preposition

1

: outside

2

: aside from

Synonyms

• apart from
• aside from
• bar
• barring
• beside
• besides
• but
• except
• excepting
• except for
• excluding
• exclusive of
• other than
• outside
• save
• saving

Examples of outside of in a Sentence

outside of that project you don't like, I don't think you have many choices

budget cuts will result in some teachers teaching courses outside of their primary areas of expertise

Recent Examples on the Web

Also available was Emergency SOS, where antennas connect directly to a satellite, enabling messaging with emergency services when outside of cellular or Wi-Fi coverage. —Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025

Under United Nations refugee conventions, to which the U.K. is signatory, people cannot be punished for seeking asylum in a country by arriving outside of regular immigration routes. —Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

Aldermen are able to take an item outside of the committee if it has not been considered for two months. —Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025

Wake Forest Profile Strengths: Relatively clean resume (one loss outside of Q1), excellent resume metrics. —Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for outside of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove

Kids Definition

outside of

preposition

1

: outside entry 4 sense 2

2

: except for

outside of her brother she is alone in the house