Synonyms for outskirts

Most common

edge · border · suburbs · outpost · confines · purlieu

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

core, vicinity

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The area surrounding a city or town; suburb.

   He lived on the outskirts of Paris for a time.

Example sentences

• edge Sami seemed to have the edge on his older brother.
• border We met again in Oujda, on the border with Algeria.
• suburbs It being a fine day, I took a walk in the suburbs.
• outpost Cuba is the nearest outpost of Soviet communism.
• confines It was not so difficult to escape their confines.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

edge¹

6 letters

border², fringe¹

7 letters

suburbs², outpost², purlieu

8 letters

confines²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (border² = 2 syllables).