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

Even better, get the audience involved with live Q&A sessions to foster an interactive experience and offer a behind-the-scenes look at something exclusive that no one outside of your team would see. —Rebecca Kowalewicz, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

Microsoft announced a major partnership with G42 last year. Between the lines: Microsoft's investment in the region — and the partnership with G42 — is key to the global battle over whose AI technology will be used outside of the U.S., Europe and China. —Ina Fried, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024

But this year’s Emmys telecast was also a reminder of the sheer amount of television that’s now being made outside of L.A. —Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024

The federal government has a budget of more than six trillion dollars and is the nation’s largest employer—bigger than Amazon or Walmart—with a full-time civilian workforce of more than two million people, eighty-five per cent of whom work outside of the nation’s capital. —Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

outside of

preposition

1

: outside entry 4 sense 2

2

: except for

outside of her brother she is alone in the house