Adjective
- 1. outer(prenominal) (vs. inner), out, outermost, outmost, outside, satellite
- usage: being on the outside or further from a center; "spent hours adorning the outer man"; "the outer suburbs"
- 2. outer, outward (vs. inward)
- usage: located outside; "outer reality"
- 3. outer, external (vs. internal)
- usage: being on or toward the outside of the body; "the outer ear"
Adjective
- 1. outer(prenominal) (vs. inner), out, outermost, outmost, outside, satellite
- usage: not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"
- 2. outer, outward (vs. inward)
- usage: being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
- 3. outer, external (vs. internal)
- usage: not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"
- 4. out(predicate) (vs. safe), down(predicate)
- usage: out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out"
- 5. extinct, out(predicate), dead (vs. live)
- usage: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
- 6. out(predicate), impossible (vs. possible)
- usage: directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
- 7. out(prenominal), unsuccessful (vs. successful)
- usage: no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"
- 8. forbidden, out(predicate), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten, impermissible (vs. permissible)
- usage: outside or external; "the out surface of a ship's hull"
- 9. out(prenominal), outgoing (vs. incoming)
- usage: outer or outlying; "the out islands"
- 10. out, unfashionable (vs. fashionable), unstylish
- usage: knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
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