outsider

noun

out·​sid·​er ˌau̇t-ˈsī-dər 

ˈau̇t-ˌsī-

1

: a person who does not belong to a particular group

2

chiefly British : a contender not expected to win

outsiderness noun

Synonyms of outsider

• stranger
• foreigner

Examples of outsider in a Sentence

To outsiders, the ritual may seem strange.

She felt like an outsider in her new school.

An outsider defeated the champion!

She was a rank outsider who managed to win.

Recent Examples on the Web

The success in fighting crime gives Scott political capital with many constituents, but outsiders aren’t as optimistic. —Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025

Of course, to an outsider the new poems that come about may seem like the same-old same-old! —Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025

The film’s opening image of a cynical, homeless character reminiscent of one of Aster’s earlier short films, C’est La Vie, also sets a critical, outsider tone on the political and economic anxieties at play. —Robert Lang, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025

The film was about us, the outsiders, not Gaza. —E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for outsider

• collider
• confider
• divider
• insider
• provider
• cider
• cyder
• eider
• glider
• hider
• rider
• schneider

Kids Definition

outsider

noun

out·​sid·​er (ˈ)au̇t-ˈsīd-ər 

: a person who does not belong to a particular group