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Synonyms for outcast

Most common

pariah castaway

All synonyms

Noun

1. Pariah

pariah, castaway

Adjective

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    One that has been excluded from a society or a system, a pariah, a leper.

  2. adj. 1

    That has been cast out; banished, ostracized.

Related words

Is a kind of
anomaly person

Forms

Plural
outcasts → pariahs, castaways, exiles, outsiders…

Example sentences

  • pariah Putin will be a pariah on the international stage.
  • castaway I am just a castaway on an island lost at sea.
  • exile It has been a long time since he went into exile.
  • outsider Growing up, I often felt like an outsider at home.
  • untouchable He believes his status makes him untouchable.
  • abject Some Algerians still live in abject poverty.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
outcastrising
pariahrising
castawayrising
exilerising
outsiderrising
untouchablerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
exile2, leper2, dregs1
6 letters
reject2, abject2, pariah3
8 letters
outsider3, vagabond3, castaway3
9 letters
abandoned3, pilgarlic
10 letters
friendless
11 letters
untouchable4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exile2 = 2 syllables).

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