The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

outset n. beginning, start, inauguration, inception, first, Colloq
kick-off: Had you let them know who you were at the outset,
this wouldn't have happened.
outside n. 1 exterior, face, facing, shell, skin, case, casing,
surface, front; fa‡ade: What is that on the outside of the box?
The outside of the house is painted white. 2 aspect, appearance,
look, demeanour, face, front, fa‡ade, mien, mask, disguise,
false front, pretence: One cannot tell what people are really
like from the outside they present to the world. 3 extreme,
limit, most, maximum, utmost, best, worst, longest: At the
outside, you shouldn't pay more than half your income for
housing. I'll wait for her for an hour at the outside. 4 the
world at large: We had to bring in someone from the outside to
complete the work.
--adj. 5 exterior, external, out of doors, outdoor: They have
added an outside swimming-pool to the house. 6 maximum,
maximal, highest, best, worst, greatest, most, largest, longest,
furthest or farthest: What was their outside estimate for
replacing the roof? The outside time for driving here from
London is about an hour. 7 private, home, cottage, secondary,
peripheral, independent, freelance: Her outside job pays more
than her regular work. 8 unlikely, remote, faint, Colloq slim:
He has an outside chance of beating the world record. 9
foreign, alien, outward; unconnected, excluded, uninvolved,
disinvolved, independent, separate, different: I'm worried that
Phil might be subject to outside influences. An outside
contractor is doing the work.
--adv. 10 outdoors, out of doors: Perhaps you'd like to step
outside to discuss the matter further?
outsider n. non-member, non-initiate, foreigner, alien, outlander,
stranger, newcomer, guest, visitor, trespasser, interloper,
intruder, squatter, invader, Colloq gatecrasher: The others
always treated Peter as an outsider. Why do I feel an outsider
in my own home?
outskirts n.pl. periphery, edge, environs, outer reaches, vicinity,
border(s), suburb(s), exurb(s), general area or neighbourhood,
purlieus, fringes, vicinage, faubourg(s): The university is on