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outcast Definition

out·cast (o̵utkast′)

adjective

driven out; rejected

noun

a person or thing cast out or rejected, as by society

outcast Synonyms

outcast

modif.

vagabond, proscribed, driven out, hounded, untouchable, rejected, ostracized, thrown aside, pushed out, hunted, Ishmaellike, not accepted by society, cast out, degraded, expelled, outlawed, cast away, exiled, expatriated, made a vagabond, serving a life sentence, having a price on one's head; see also disgraced.

outcast Synonyms

outcast

n.

  1. One who has been cast out

    fugitive, pariah, untouchable; see refugee.

  2. A vagabond

    wanderer, itinerant, vagrant; see rascal, tramp 1.

outcast Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: She became an outcast, going from house to house begging for whatever food they could give her.
  • feel: The reduced term means that you feel an outcast for a shorter time.
  • consider: Agnes is not part of the " in-crowd, " she is considered an outcast.
  • make: He has stolen from everyone for his addiction and been made an outcast within the family due to his actions.
  • call: Once upon a time in northern India, there lived a violent and fearsome outcast called Angulimala ( ' necklace of fingers ' ).
  • befriend: Also that there were people, like Queenie, who ignored what other people thought and befriended these outcasts.

Adjective modifier

  • social: A social outcast with few friends, he sought solace in his studies.
  • poor: The man, a poor outcast, is changed.
  • other: Taken under the careful wing of Professor Xavier, these and other outcasts learn to harness their powers for the good of mankind.
  • wretched: Increase of knowledge only discovered to me more clearly what a wretched outcast I was.
  • lonely: That is why he says he was a lonely outcast, forced to abide in foreign lands.
  • fellow: It was not uncommon for lesbians and gay men to find out about bars and fellow outcasts by being warned off them.

Modifies a noun

  • group: Bush pig and stingray are taboo as foods to all but the lowest outcast group.
  • people: Luke gives comprehensive account of Jesus ' life, focusing on how Jesus helped the outcast people of his time.
  • sinner: It is impossible that the outcast sinner can have high or worthy thoughts of Christ, nor does God expect it from him.

Possessives

society: John Smith is as committed to transforming businesses, as he is to helping youth and society's outcasts.

Preposition: in

society: I enjoy the benefits of being an outcast in most societies I know.

Preposition: of

  • society: The stigma I felt made me feel like an outcast of society.
  • earth: The outcast of the earth now fills the throne of God.

Preposition: from

society: According to Jewish Law, her problem made her a complete outcast from society.

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