Outside definition

Outside as an adjective

1. relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

   "an outside margin"

2. coming from the outside

   "disdaining outside pressure groups"

   Same sense: external, extraneous

3. originating or belonging beyond some bounds

   "the outside world"

4. located, suited for, or taking place in the open air

   Same sense: out-of-door, outdoor

5. functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit

   "outside studies"

6. leading to or from the outside

   "an outside door"

7. from or between other countries

   "developing nations need outside help"

   Same sense: international, external

8. unlikely to occur

   "an outside chance"

   Same sense: remote

9. on or toward an outer edge

   "the outside lane"

10. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter

    "an outside pitch"

    Same sense: away

Outside as a noun

11. the region that is outside of something

    Same sense: exterior

12. the outer side or surface of something

    Same sense: exterior

Outside as an adverb

13. outside a building

    "in summer we play outside"

    Same sense: out of doors, outdoors, alfresco

14. on the outside

    "outside, the box is black"

Synonyms and antonyms

• external
• extraneous
• out-of-door
• outdoor
• international definition
• remote
• away definition
• exterior
• out of doors
• outdoors
• alfresco

Opposite: inside.

All synonyms of outside, sense by sense

How to say outside

Outside has 2 syllables and rhymes with side. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with outside

• side
• died
• inside
• tried
• provide
• wide
• ride
• decide
• guide
• applied
• identified
• suicide

OUTSIDE in word games

Scrabble

8

Words With Friends

9

Anagrams

1

Is OUTSIDE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check OUTSIDE in the word checker, or unscramble OUTSIDE to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.