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outside Definition

out·side (o̵ut′sīd′, o̵ut′sīd′)

noun

  1. the outer side, part, or surface; exterior
    1. outward aspect or appearance; that part of anything that is presented to view
    2. that which is obvious or superficial
  3. any place or area not inside

adjective

  1. of or on the outside; outer
    1. originating, coming from, or situated beyond given limits; from some other place, person, group, etc. to accept no outside help
    2. leading to the outside
  3. extreme; maximum an outside estimate
  4. mere; slight an outside chance
  5. Baseball passing home plate beyond the side of the plate that is farthest from the batter

adverb

  1. on or to the outside
  2. beyond certain limits
  3. in or into the open air

  1. on or to the outer side of
  2. beyond the limits of
  3. Informal except

outside Idioms

at the outside

at the most; at the absolute limit

outside of

  1. outside
  2. Informal other than; except for

outside Synonyms

outside

modif.

  1. Outermost

    extreme, farthest, apart from, external, away from, farther; see also furthest.

  2. Exterior

    outdoor, external, outward; see outer.

    Antonyms inner, inside, interior.

outside Synonyms

outside

n.

  1. An outer surface

    exterior, outer side, surface, integument, covering, sheath, shell, façade, topside, upper side, front side, face, appearance, outer aspect, seeming; see also body 4, cover 1, 2, skin.

    Antonyms interior, inside*, inner side.

  2. The limit

    outline, border, bounds; see boundary, edge 1, end 4.

at the outside

at the most, at the absolute limit, no more than, not more than; see most.

outside Usage Examples

Converse of object

paint: We also spent a few weekends painting the outside of the boat and doing some re-fitting in the cabin.

Adjective modifier

cold: Place the pot in a cold frame or cover with a 15cm layer of sharp sand or peat and leave somewhere cold outside.

Modifies a noun

  • world: Their sole contact with the outside world is provided by the Red Cross.
  • agency: Through contact with outside agencies the CFWA ensures asylum seekers have access to necessary services.
  • edge: This is chosen to make the agents as creative as possible and thus allow the outside edge of the simulation trajectory to be explored.
  • contractor: Here, the company engaged an outside contractor to do repair work.
  • broadcast: Sutton joined the BBC in 1936 as a maintenance engineer on studios, transmitters and outside broadcasts.
  • pocket: The gym folds flat for easy storage and travel and features an outside pocket that holds diapers and bottles.

Used with adjective complement

  • sit: You will enjoy sitting outside, in one of the little streets or in the main square.
  • dine: Various places to dine outside, covered and open to the stars.
  • wait: I rushed down the passage, through the door, and straight into the arms of Mr. Rucastle, who was waiting outside.
  • lie: Nobody would interrupt her either, because the route of navigation lay far outside, to the north.
  • go: Next morning I went outside to get the paper and I saw a small black box sitting on my doorstep.
  • exist: It is always far easier to justify stealing from or assaulting someone that exists outside of your social group.

Noun used with modifier

  • street: But I think the success of this school is in keeping street culture outside.
  • nobody: Nobody outside of the four walls of Carrow Road have the slightest idea of anything.
  • world: I loved the poor corpse better than all the world outside.

Preposition: of

  • circle: The players on the outside of the circle served the balls to a player on the inside.
  • hour: A duty press officer is always available outside of office hours to deal with requests from the media.
  • building: In my experience the most outstanding movements of God are completely outside of the church building.