Synonyms for outside

Most common

external · foreign · outward · extraneous · out-of-door · outdoor

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Noun

Adverb

Antonyms

internal, core, interior

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.

   The outside surface looks good.

2. adj. 2

   Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.

3. n. 1

   The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.

   He's repainting the outside of his house.

4. adv. 1

   To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place.

   Residents of the city rarely ventured outside.

Related words

Phrases

get outside outside in outside world outside man at the outside outside voice outside employment outside work

Forms

Plural

outsides → outers, exteriors, surfaces…

Example sentences

• external The vagina meets the external organs at the vulva.
• outward Sami's body had no outward sign of visible trauma.
• outdoor The outdoor concert was canceled due to the storm.
• away Didn't you know that he passed away two years ago?
• international International disputes must be settled peacefully.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

out¹

4 letters

away²

5 letters

outer²

6 letters

remote², abroad²

7 letters

without², foreign², surface², outdoor², outward²

8 letters

external³, unlikely³, exterior⁴, outdoors²

9 letters

extrinsic³

10 letters

extraneous⁴

11 letters

superficies

13 letters

international⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (away² = 2 syllables).