as in reject
one who is cast out or rejected by society
the professor is something of an outcast in the halls of academe now that his former support of a dictatorial regime has become public
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Recent Examples of outcast
Most people are looking for a young and friendly family dog, but there are a few of us out there who have a soft spot for the outcasts with a bit of a temper.
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The story follows Anna, an outcast who discovers her deceased roommate’s diary and encounters a ghostly flame embodying her spirit.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
An outcast turned skilled hunter in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by robotic creatures, Aloy discovers her connection to an ancient scientist and embarks on a quest to uncover the truth about her origins and save humanity from extinction.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
Eventually, she was revealed as a mutant, one of Marvel’s many symbolic outcasts, a cheap way to ameliorate her very particular fraught geopolitical status.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The story follows Anna, an outcast who discovers her deceased roommate’s diary and encounters a ghostly flame embodying her spirit.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
An outcast turned skilled hunter in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by robotic creatures, Aloy discovers her connection to an ancient scientist and embarks on a quest to uncover the truth about her origins and save humanity from extinction.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
Eventually, she was revealed as a mutant, one of Marvel’s many symbolic outcasts, a cheap way to ameliorate her very particular fraught geopolitical status.
—Darren Franich, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcast
Noun
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The modern reject rejects the academic consensus on everything from the science of vaccines to the benefits of free trade.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
12 Mar. 2025
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Still, the rejects are legion: Amy Sedaris, Tiffany Haddish, Jim Carrey, Nick Kroll, Aubrey Plaza, John Goodman, Geena Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Andrea Martin, Zach Galifianakis, Paul Reubens.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Russia has been committing crimes against humanity and has become an international pariah.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2023
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Syria itself is an international pariah under Western sanctions linked to the war.—
Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed and Suzan Fraser,
Anchorage Daily News,
8 Feb. 2023
Noun
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In this story, Buddha reaches out to the homeless leper teaching us that true compassion transcends fear and stigma.—
Rabbi Dana Magat,
The Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Winning Is Everything, Stupid, by Matt Tyrnauer, goes deep into what shaped James Carville’s incorrigible character, including his Catholic, working-class youth in Carville—a Louisiana town with fewer than 900 inhabitants, almost half of them inmates at the local leper colony.—
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3 Oct. 2024
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“Outcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcast. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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