/ Thesaurus / O Synonyms of outskirts Find synonyms for: Noun1. outskirts, sectionusage: outlying areas (as of a city or town); "they lived on the outskirts of Houston"; "they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd"Noun1. outskirts, sectionusage: a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ontiguous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language