
out | out: adv. 1 outside, outdoors, in or into the open air: If you go out take an umbrella. 2 away (from), abroad, elsewhere, not (at) home, gone (from), gone away (from), absent (from): She was out of the house when I phoned. 3 in or into the open, to or into public notice, for all to see, out of the closet: Everything will be brought out at the trial. 4 revealed, exposed, visible, discernible, manifest, in sight, in view: Are the stars out tonight? 5 short, minus, missing, in default, out of pocket: He is out the �2000 he invested in a Welsh diamond mine. 6 free, at liberty, at large, loose, unconfined: They let Matilda out after she served her sentence. 7 completely, thoroughly, effectively, entirely: I was tired out after that long swim. --adj. 8 unconscious, senseless, insensible, Colloq out cold, out like a light: He has been out for almost an hour. 9 dated, out-dated, out-moded, pass�, old-fashioned, antiquated, old hat, d�mod�, obsolete, unfashionable: Longer skirts were out in the mid-1960s. 10 outlying, distant, far-off, peripheral: He was planning to travel to the outer reaches of his empire. Let''s sail to some of the out islands. 11 exhausted, gone, finished, ended; over, completed: Our food was out. Rescue came before the day was out. 12 inaccurate, incorrect, wrong, at fault, faulty, off, wide of the mark: Your figures are out by a factor of four. 13 unacceptable, forbidden, prohibited, not allowed, Colloq not on: Smoking is out in the dining room. 14 extinguished, unlit; off, doused; inoperative, non-functioning, out of order or commission, unserviceable, broken: Make certain that all camp-fires are completely out. The light is out in the corridor. --n. 15 alibi, excuse, escape, loophole, evasion: She used your visit as an out to avoid calling on her mother.
out-and-out | out-and-out: adj. complete, unmitigated, unalloyed, undiluted, pure, utter, perfect, consummate, outright, total, downright, unqualified, thorough, thoroughgoing, through-and-through, dyed in the wool: She was an out-and-out fool to turn down his marriage proposal.
outburst | outburst: n. outbreak, eruption, explosion, blow-up, flare-up, fulmination; upsurge, surge, outpouring, welling (forth), upwelling, outflow(ing), rush, flood, effusion, effluence or efflux; fit, access, attack, spasm, paroxysm, seizure, tantrum: Another outburst like that, young man, and you''ll be sent home.
outcast | outcast: n. pariah, exile, reject, persona non grata, leper, untouchable, expatriate, refugee, displaced person, DP, evacuee: In 1946, Europe swarmed with outcasts, the detritus of the war.
outcome | outcome: n. result, consequence, end (result or product), after-effect, effect, upshot, sequel, development, outgrowth, aftermath, wake, follow-up, Medicine sequela (usually pl. sequelae), Colloq pay-off, bottom line: One outcome of the new safety regulations will be higher fares. We eagerly awaited the outcome of the race.
outcry | outcry: n. protest, protestation, decrial, complaint, indignation, uproar, vociferation, clamour, clamouring, commotion, outburst, noise, hullabaloo, howl, howling, hoot, hooting, boo, booing, hiss, hissing: The public outcry against terrorism was heard round the world.
outdo | outdo: v. exceed, surpass, excel, transcend, beat, outstrip, outshine, top, cap, trump, overcome, defeat, outweigh: Their prices are lower because they outdo us in cheapness of labour.
outdoor | outdoor: adj. outside, out of doors, alfresco, open-air: Both of them enjoy outdoor activities like hiking and bicycling.
outfit | outfit: n. 1 gear, rig, equipment, equipage, apparatus, accoutrements or US also accouterments, paraphernalia, trappings, tackle, tack, utensils: His mountain-climbing outfit turned out to be extremely expensive. 2 clothes, costume, ensemble; attire, garb, clothing, dress; Colloq get-up, togs: She was wearing a very weird outfit that attracted a lot of stares. 3 firm, concern, business, organization, company, (military) unit, corporation; party, set, group; Colloq set-up: I joined the outfit when it consisted of only a hundred people. --v. 4 fit (out or up), equip, kit out, provision, stock, accoutre or US also accouter, rig (out or up), supply, furnish: The shop is prepared to outfit anyone for anything from a walk in the country to an African safari or an Arctic expedition.
outgoing | outgoing: adj. 1 departing, retiring, ex-, former, past, emeritus, leaving, withdrawing: It is our custom to honour the outgoing president with a banquet. 2 genial, friendly, amiable, cordial, warm, expansive, approachable, affable, accessible, amenable, easygoing, amicable, sociable, congenial, extrovert, familiar, informal, communicative: Because of his outgoing attitude, Keith gets along well with most people.
outing | outing: n. jaunt, junket, excursion, trip, expedition, tour, ride, Colloq spin: This year, the annual church outing will again be to Torquay.
outlandish | outlandish: adj. unfamiliar, strange, odd, queer, offbeat, peculiar, curious, exotic, foreign, alien, unknown, unheard-of, different, exceptional, extraordinary, quaint, eccentric, bizarre, outr�, weird, fantastic, unusual, singular, unique; freakish, grotesque, barbarous; Colloq far-out, camp(y), kinky: Those youngsters wear the most outlandish hair-dos you have ever seen.
outlast | outlast: v. survive, outlive; outwear; weather: Considering her condition, it seems doubtful that she will outlast her husband.
outlaw | outlaw: n. 1 criminal, gangster, robber, desperado, bandit, highwayman, brigand, footpad, picaroon, pirate, fugitive (from justice or the law), renegade, US road-agent: In Westerns, the sheriff always wins out over the outlaws. --v. 2 forbid, disallow, ban, interdict, bar, exclude, prohibit, proscribe: Some countries have outlawed prostitution, but with little effect.
outlay | outlay: n. expense, cost, expenditure, spending, disbursement, payment: The city council refused to approve the outlay for a new swimming-pool.
outlet | outlet: n. 1 way out, exit, egress, loophole, relief, escape, escape hatch, vent, opening, release, safety-valve, discharge: There seemed to be no outlet for his anger but to throw the cushion at her. The main outlet of the Great Lakes is the St Lawrence river. 2 retailer, shop, store, market: The company is having difficulty finding outlets that will stock its products.
outline | outline: n. 1 profile, silhouette, contour, periphery, boundary, footprint: This outline is of the desk area occupied by the keyboard and monitor. 2 pr�cis, synopsis, r�sum�, summary, digest, abstract, conspectus, survey, overview, run-down, recapitulation, review, (thumbnail) sketch, skeleton, (overall) plan, layout, framework, draft, scenario: O''Brien presented an outline of what his company planned to do after the take-over. --v. 3 trace, draft, sketch, rough out, profile, block (out), plan (out), lay out, define, delineate: None of the divers was particularly enthusiastic about the procedure outlined for bringing up the wreckage.
outlook | outlook: n. 1 view, position, point of view, viewpoint, prospect, perspective, slant, angle, standpoint, attitude, opinion: His outlook on the situation in the Middle East is bound to be somewhat biased. 2 prospect, forecast, expectation(s): What is the outlook for the value of the pound sterling over the next year?
outlying | outlying: adj. distant, far-off, far-flung, outer, outermost, out-of-the-way, remote, far-away, peripheral, furthest or farthest: In those days it took weeks for the news to reach the outlying parts of the empire.
out-of-the-way | out-of-the-way: adj. 1 untravelled, unfrequented, isolated, lonely, outlying, obscure, hidden, secluded, inaccessible: She now lives in some out-of-the-way village in the Himalayas. 2 unusual, odd, peculiar, extraordinary, far-fetched, remarkable, outr�, exceptional, outlandish, strange, rare, uncommon, exotic, unheard-of, unconventional, queer, weird, bizarre: His latest book is a treatise on some out-of-the-way subject.
outpouring | outpouring: n. effusion, outflow, flow, outburst, flood, deluge, torrent, spate, emanation, spouting, spurt, gushing, efflux, effluence, outrush, tide, cascade, cataract, Niagara, Technical debouchment: We scarcely expected such an outpouring of grief at her death. This writing appears to reflect the outpourings of his soul.
output | output: n. 1 production, result, yield, crop, harvest: Nobody was quite ready for such a massive output. 2 productivity, achievement, efficiency: Job insecurity has diminished her output. --v. 3 put out, produce, generate, create, manufacture, yield, achieve: Our new laser printer outputs about ten pages a minute.
outrage | outrage: n. 1 violence, atrocity, inhumanity, barbarism, enormity, evil, barbarity, savagery, brutality, malignity, malefaction, wrongdoing, evil-doing, maltreatment, abuse, cruelty, injury, harm, damage: Wherever there is war there is misery and outrage. 2 resentment, affront, bitterness, indignation, hurt, shock, anger, wrath, ire: The minister felt outrage at being given a parking ticket. 3 insult, indignity, slight: Contributors to the charity considered it an outrage that the fund-raisers should keep so much of the money. --v. 4 offend, insult, affront, vex, displease, distress, nettle, chafe, infuriate, anger, enrage, madden, make one''s blood boil, raise (someone''s) hackles, rile: He was outraged to discover that the wretch had proposed to his daughter. 5 violate, desecrate, defile, do violence to, injure, harm, abuse, damage: Such deeds outrage human feelings. 6 rape, violate, ravage, ravish, deflower, attack: He seized the unhappy girl and outraged her.
outrageous | outrageous: adj. 1 excessive, extravagant, immoderate, exorbitant, enormous, unreasonable, preposterous, shocking, extreme, unwarranted, exaggerated, unconscionable, inordinate, intolerable, disgraceful, shameful, scandalous: The prices at that restaurant are absolutely outrageous. 2 vicious, cruel, heinous, atrocious, barbaric, inhuman, abusive, beastly, horrible, horrid, horrendous, iniquitous, villainous, wicked, evil, egregious, flagrant, grievous, infamous, execrable, abominable, grisly, hideous, monstrous, vile, unthinkable, foul, awful, unspeakable, appalling, offensive, indecent: The captives suffered the most outrageous treatment at the hands of their conquerors. 3 indecent, offensive, immoral, rude, indelicate, obnoxious, profane, obscene, dirty, filthy, lewd, salacious, foul, smutty, scatological, pornographic, objectionable, repellent, repulsive, nauseating, nauseous, nasty, gross, revolting, shocking, repugnant, disgusting, fulsome, perverted, depraved, dissolute, degenerate, dissipated, debauched, profligate; explicit, unrestrained; foul-mouthed, thersitical, insulting; unseemly, inappropriate, indecorous, improper, naughty, appalling, embarrassing; Literary Fescennine, US shy-making: The sermon denounced the outrageous films, books, magazines, and television programmes to which children are exposed. Warren sometimes says the most outrageous things.
outr� | outr�: adj. unconventional, unusual, extravagant, bizarre, weird, strange, odd, peculiar, grotesque, outlandish, freakish, out-of-the-way: The attention of the media was turned upon the singer''s outr� behaviour on stage.
outright | outright: adj. 1 unqualified, total, unreserved, unrestricted, full, complete, unconditional, unequivocal, clear, direct, definite, unmistakable or unmistakeable: The duke is the outright owner of the property. 2 undisguised, unmitigated, utter, consummate, pure, out-and-out, all-out, sheer, absolute, stark, bald, thorough, arrant, thoroughgoing, through-and-through, downright, direct, definite, unmistakable or unmistakeable: Her outright refusal to provide further help was met with dismay. --adv. 3 directly, at once, immediately, instantaneously, instantly, then and there or there and then, straight or right away, on the spot, right off: One passenger was killed outright, the other died later in hospital. 4 completely, entirely, exactly, precisely, totally, in toto, utterly, baldly, starkly, consummately, purely, thoroughly, directly, unhesitatingly, quite, absolutely, explicitly, categorically, straightforwardly, plainly, openly, forthrightly, unequivocally, unambiguously, candidly: I wish that Henry wasn''t so reticent and would say outright what he means. 5 unrestrictedly, unqualifiedly, unreservedly, unconditionally: The duke owns the property outright.
outset | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 the outskirts of the city.
outsmart | outsmart: v. outwit, outfox, out-think, outmanoeuvre, outmanipulate, outplay, steal a march on, get the better or best of, trick, dupe, hoodwink, fool, deceive, hoax, gull, make a fool of; swindle, cheat, defraud, cozen, Colloq put one over on, pull a fast one on, take in, make a monkey (out) of, bamboozle, con, Brit nobble, Slang slip or put one or something over on (someone): ''I have been outsmarted by bigger fools than you!'', Mr White shouted.
outspoken | outspoken: adj. candid, frank, open, free, direct, unreserved, unreticent, straightforward, forthright, explicit, specific, plain-spoken, plain-speaking, unequivocal, unceremonious, unambiguous, unsubtle, uninhibited, unshrinking, blunt, bold, brusque, brash, undiplomatic, tactless, crude: Linda was always quite outspoken in her opinions of her neighbours. Her outspoken observations are a fruitful source of gossip.
outstanding | outstanding: adj. 1 prominent, eminent, renowned, famous, famed, unforgettable, memorable, celebrated, distinguished, special, choice, noteworthy, notable, noted, important, conspicuous, exceptional, excellent, superior, first-class, first-rate, superb, remarkable, extraordinary, marvellous, sensational, Colloq smashing, super: Liszt was the outstanding pianist-composer of his time. 2 unsettled, on-going, unresolved, unpaid, due, owed or owing, receivable or payable; remaining, leftover: The company has a few outstanding debts.
outstrip | outstrip: v. overcome, surpass, outdo, outperform, outshine, outclass, better, beat, transcend, best, worst, exceed, excel, outdistance, overtake, top, cap, put in the shade, eclipse: Bannister again outstripped everyone in the race.
outward | outward: adj. external, exterior, outer, outside, outlying, manifest, obvious, evident, apparent, visible, observable; superficial, surface, extrinsic, skin-deep, shallow, pretended, false, ostensible, formal, physical, bodily, fleshly, carnal, mundane, worldly, secular, temporal, terrestrial, material, non-spiritual: She gave every outward sign of being the bereaved widow. Whatever outward trappings money may buy, A man''s true wealth lies deep inside.
outwardly | outwardly: adv. externally, apparently, visibly, superficially, ostensibly, evidently, seemingly, on the surface, to all appearances, to all intents and purposes: Though the town was outwardly quiet, we had a feeling of ominous foreboding.
outwards | outwards: adv. outward, outside, away, out, without: The towns of the early twentieth century centred on the railway station and radiated outwards.
outweigh | outweigh: v. overcome, outbalance, overbalance, overweigh, tip the scales, preponderate (over), surpass, prevail (over), override, take precedence (over), compensate (for), make up for: His feeling for his wife outweighed all else in his life.
outwit | outwit: v. See outsmart, above.
