outside of

preposition

1

: outside

lived outside of the city

2

: aside from

Outside of the players, no one was allowed in the locker room.

Synonyms of outside of

• except
• beside
• besides
• other than
• but
• except for

Examples of outside of in a Sentence

outside of that project you don't like, I don't think you have many choices

budget cuts will result in some teachers teaching courses outside of their primary areas of expertise

Recent Examples on the Web

But in this day and age of college football, with name, image and likeness deals keeping kids in college and depleting draft classes … are there really any reaches outside of the first 20 picks? —Vic Tafur, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

The Los Angeles area is home to the largest population of Armenians in the world outside of Armenia itself. —City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026

The next day, Nataliia was washing the landing outside of her apartment with vinegar, as advised by officials, when an evacuation order was issued. —Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026

Huml said the Museum of Ice Cream, outside of the pandemic, has never closed a location for poor performance. —Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for outside of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove

Kids Definition

outside of

preposition

1

: outside entry 4 sense 2

2

: except for

outside of her brother she is alone in the house