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Outcast

/ˈaʊtkɑːst/

To cast out; to banish.

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📖 Definitions of "Outcast"

verb

1
To cast out; to banish.

adjective

1
That has been cast out; banished, ostracized.

🔄 Synonyms of "Outcast"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pariahnoun	Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.
castawaynoun	An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
friendless	Without friends (without a friend).
unwantednoun	Not wanted; unwelcome.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Outcast"

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Word	Definition
friendless	Without friends (without a friend).
unwantednoun	One who or that is not wanted; an undesirable.
castawaynoun	An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
pariahnoun	Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.
exilenoun	(uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.
misfitnoun	A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.
averagenoun	(statistics) Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.
betnoun	A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
medianoun	(often treated as uncountable) The means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.
outcastenoun	In caste-based societies, such as Indian or medieval Japan, an individual or group of people who do not belong to any officially recognized caste.
abandonverb	(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
cast outverb	(transitive) To drive out; to expel.
excommunicatenoun	An excommunicated person.
abject	Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.
forbannoun	(transitive, rare, archaic, poetic or obsolete) To exile; banish.
outlawnoun	A fugitive from the law.
banishverb	(transitive) To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
offcastnoun	That which is rejected as useless.
forbanishverb	(obsolete) Synonym of banish.
cast offverb	(transitive) To discard or reject something.