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outset n. beginning, start, inauguration, inception, first, Colloq<br />

kick-off: Had you let them know who you were at the outset,<br />

this wouldn't have happened.<br />

outside n. 1 exterior, face, facing, shell, skin, case, casing,<br />

surface, front; fa‡ade: What is that on the outside of the box?<br />

The outside of the house is painted white. 2 aspect, appearance,<br />

look, demeanour, face, front, fa‡ade, mien, mask, disguise,<br />

false front, pretence: One cannot tell what people are really<br />

like from the outside they present to the world. 3 extreme,<br />

limit, most, maximum, utmost, best, worst, longest: At the<br />

outside, you shouldn't pay more than half your income for<br />

housing. I'll wait for her for an hour at the outside. 4 the<br />

world at large: We had to bring in someone from the outside to<br />

complete the work.<br />

--adj. 5 exterior, external, out of doors, outdoor: They have<br />

added an outside swimming-pool to the house. 6 maximum,<br />

maximal, highest, best, worst, greatest, most, largest, longest,<br />

furthest or farthest: What was their outside estimate for<br />

replacing the roof? The outside time for driving here from<br />

London is about an hour. 7 private, home, cottage, secondary,<br />

peripheral, independent, freelance: Her outside job pays more<br />

than her regular work. 8 unlikely, remote, faint, Colloq slim:<br />

He has an outside chance of beating the world record. 9<br />

foreign, alien, outward; unconnected, excluded, uninvolved,<br />

disinvolved, independent, separate, different: I'm worried that<br />

Phil might be subject to outside influences. An outside<br />

contractor is doing the work.<br />

--adv. 10 outdoors, out of doors: Perhaps you'd like to step<br />

outside to discuss the matter further?<br />

outsider n. non-member, non-initiate, foreigner, alien, outlander,<br />

stranger, newcomer, guest, visitor, trespasser, interloper,<br />

intruder, squatter, invader, Colloq gatecrasher: The others<br />

always treated Peter as an outsider. Why do I feel an outsider<br />

in my own home?<br />

outskirts n.pl. periphery, edge, environs, outer reaches, vicinity,<br />

border(s), suburb(s), exurb(s), general area or neighbourhood,<br />

purlieus, fringes, vicinage, faubourg(s): The university is on

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