- periphery
- border
- boundary
- edge
- environs
- limit
- outpost
- purlieu
- purlieus
- sticks
- suburb
- suburbia
- vicinity
- bedroom community
On this page you’ll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to outskirts, such as: periphery, border, boundary, edge, environs, and limit.
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In the outskirts of the city, skirmishes between Spanish troops and rebels were of frequent occurrence.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
It was one of these rebel detachments that passed the four fugitives from Cawnpore on the outskirts of Bunnee.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACY
It was near the town, and Sarah, who rarely went beyond the neighbouring streets, now began to take long walks into the outskirts.
SKIPPER WORSEALEXANDER LANGE KIELLAND
It was at a little shop in the outskirts of the town, and Dr. May, explained that he wanted to inquire for a patient.
THE DAISY CHAINCHARLOTTE YONGE
After they had seen all that there was to see of the town itself, Andy led them to some of the important mines on the outskirts.
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN THE SADDLELAURA LEE HOPE
As well look for lions in the outskirts of Algiers, or a pretty woman in the streets of Berne.
FRIEND MAC DONALDMAX O’RELL
The outskirts of the town were coming in sight; grey houses bleakly climbing chalky heights.
THE DAUGHTERS OF DANAUSMONA CAIRD
At last we came to the outskirts of an Indian camp, which I estimated to be within less than half a mile of the creek settlement.
A VIRGINIA SCOUTHUGH PENDEXTER
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WORDS RELATED TO OUTSKIRTS
- absence
- ambit
- amplitude
- area
- bit
- breadth
- compass
- country mile
- expanse
- extension
- extent
- far piece
- farness
- gap
- good ways
- heavens
- hinterland
- horizon
- lapse
- length
- objective
- orbit
- outpost
- outskirts
- provinces
- purlieu
- purview
- radius
- reach
- remoteness
- remove
- scope
- separation
- size
- sky
- space
- span
- spread
- stretch
- sweep
- way
- width
- bound
- boundary
- compass
- confine
- district
- fringes
- limits
- locality
- outskirts
- precinct
- purlieus
- suburb
- surroundings
- territory
- turf
- vicinity
- binding
- borderline
- brim
- brink
- edge
- edging
- flounce
- hem
- limit
- mane
- march
- margin
- outside
- outskirts
- perimeter
- periphery
- rickrack
- ruffle
- skirt
- tassel
- verge
- backcountry
- backwater
- backwoods
- boondocks
- boonies
- bush
- hinterland
- outback
- outskirts
- sticks
- unknown
- borderlands
- borderlines
- bounds
- confines
- edges
- limits
- marches
- perimeters
- verges
- area
- environs
- neighborhood
- outskirts
- periphery
- surroundings
- vicinity
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What is another word for Outskirts?
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suburbia
edge, outlying districts
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environs
edge of a geographic area, surrounding area
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fringe
edge, suburban area
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periphery
edge, purlieus
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boundary
border, edge
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edge
edge of a geographic area
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purlieus
edge, edge of a geographic area
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fringes
outlying districts
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margin
purlieus
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suburb
edge of a geographic area
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suburbs
outlying districts
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border
edge of a geographic area
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skirt
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perimeter
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vicinity
suburban area
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limit
border
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outpost
distance
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limits
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purlieu
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frontier
border
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rim
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borders
purlieus
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verge
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hinterland
border, distance
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horizon
distance
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edges
outlying districts
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borderline
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bounds
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bedroom community
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circumference
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outskirtsnoun
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
«they lived on the outskirts of Houston»; «they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd»
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Himanshu Agarwal:
We worked with a developer, in the outskirts of Delhi, who was struggling with 40% unsold inventory. They used our systems and they’ve cleared out all stock. This happened in the past six months.
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Thomas Cristofoletti:
Even if traditional grand bazaars continue to be the favorite places to shop for regular Iranians, they now face competition from huge shopping malls, which were erected in the outskirts of major cities across the country.
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Paul Divakar:
India has 600,000 villages and almost every village a small pocket on the outskirts is meant for Dalits, this settlement is far from health care centers, banks, schools and other essential services. During times like Covid-19, the aid may not even reach this small pocket.
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Benjamin Netanyahu:
Now we also face the possibility of a diplomatic offensive, an attempt to compel us by means of U.N. decisions to withdraw to the 1967 lines within two years. This will lead Islamic extremists to the outskirts of Tel Aviv and the heart of Jerusalem.
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Ismet Sheik Hassan:
Fighters are still clearing homes and streets of booby-traps and mines. There are some clashes from ISIS pockets on the outskirts of the town, but Ain Isa and the surrounding villages are free of the ISIS terrorists.
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Pronunciation:
[ ˈa͡ʊtskɜːts], [ ˈaʊtskɜːts], [ ˈaʊ_t_s_k_ɜː_t_s]
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n.
• distance (noun)
- ex tents,
- ex-tents,
- out-skirt,
- out skirts,
- ex tent,
- ex tension,
- pro-vinces,
- ex-tensions,
- pro vince,
- out posts,
- out-skirts,
- ex-tent,
- re-move,
- ex-tension,
- pro vinces,
- farnesses,
- far pieces,
- out-posts,
- out skirt,
- pro-vince,
- re-moves,
- re move.
• edge of a geographic area (noun)
- edge,
- limit,
- boundary,
- outpost,
- sticks,
- purlieus,
- periphery,
- bedroom community,
- vicinity.
• environs (noun)
- sur-roundings,
- sur roundings.
• fringe (noun)
- rickracks,
- out-sides,
- out sides,
- out side.
• frontier (noun)
- backwaters,
- boonies,
- unknowns,
- backwater.
• location (noun)
- outskirts.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- farness,
- borderlines,
- BURB,
- slub,
- hinterland,
- sky,
- far piece,
- environs,
- good ways,
- frontier,
- suburbia,
- slubs,
- good way,
- residential area,
- outlying area,
- Manes,
- skirt,
- limits,
- suburb,
- rickrack,
- fringe,
- distance,
- environ,
- remoteness,
- skirtings,
- tassels,
- locality,
- mane,
- burbs,
- outskirt,
- flounce,
- tassel,
- horizons,
- suburbias.
• suburb (noun)
- residential areas,
- outlying areas.
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v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)
- border.
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Other synonyms:
• border
- Purlieu.
• Other relevant words:
- exurb.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- borderland,
- core,
- tenement district,
- slum,
- circumscription,
- antipodes,
- bourns,
- skid road,
- circuit,
- china,
- back of beyond,
- tenderloin,
- business district,
- METES,
- cabbagetown,
- residential district,
- ambience,
- situation,
- confines,
- milieu,
- entourage,
- environment,
- Slums,
- neighborhood,
- marchland,
- background,
- margin,
- context,
- compass,
- burg,
- habitat,
- Boundaries,
- circumambiencies,
- midtown,
- bounds,
- armpit,
- ambit,
- inner city,
- march,
- run-down neighborhood,
- blighted area,
- girdle,
- Peripheries,
- skirts,
- central city,
- border ground,
- city,
- ghetto,
- red-light district,
- town,
- bamboo curtain,
- brim,
- municipality,
- rim,
- three-mile limit,
- precincts,
- urban blight,
- circumstances,
- uptown,
- south pole,
- agora,
- fimbria,
- vicinage,
- borough,
- marches,
- verges,
- faubourg,
- limitations,
- cantonment,
- exurbia,
- godforsaken place,
- north pole,
- circumference,
- edges,
- barrio,
- skid row,
- pole,
- margins,
- URBS,
- burgh,
- suburbs,
- exurbs,
- coordinates,
- verge,
- township,
- metropolitan area,
- greenbelt,
- Ville,
- circumjacencies,
- circle,
- outposts,
- bowery,
- outlines,
- area,
- bourg,
- parameter,
- iron curtain,
- objective,
- market town,
- horizon,
- outback,
- boondocks,
- parameters,
- POLIS,
- megalopolis,
- gestalt,
- metropolis,
- pale,
- Banlieue,
- urban sprawl,
- outer space,
- urban complex,
- brownfield,
- borders,
- conurbation,
- block,
- outline,
- twelve-mile limit,
- perimeter,
- fringes,
- surroundings,
- alentours,
- shopping center,
- jumping-off place,
- ghost town,
- city center,
- metes and bounds,
- borderlands,
- boom town,
- nowhere.
How to use «Outskirts» in context?
Outskirts are the farthest reaches, or edges, of a settlement or municipality. They may be rural or urban, but generally speaking, outskirts are land which is not directly adjacent to the center of a city or town. In many cases, the outskirts are undeveloped or lightly populated, providing a buffer zone between the city and its residents. Outside of the urban context, the term can be used more loosely to describe any region that is not considered part of the town or city in which it exists.
Paraphrases for Outskirts:
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, plural
Areas, edges.
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Noun, plural
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Independent
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Noun, plural
peripheral, Boundaries, Cities, Parties, Constituencies, Neighborhoods, Slums, exits, annexes, accesses, borders, approaches, entrances, ends, players, districts, domains, actors, tips, wards, reaches, curbs, spheres, margins, sides, townships, pitches, outflows, outlets, CAMPS, peripherals, outlooks, roadsides, minefields, bookmakers, limbs, sidelines, outsiders, outbuildings, thresholds, protagonists, neighbourhoods, banlieues, grass-lands.
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Noun, plural
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Other Related
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Noun, plural
environs, surroundings, Peripheries, fringes, shores, suburbs.
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Noun, plural
Hyponym for Outskirts:
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n.
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location
section.
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location
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Nearby words
- outsiders
- outsides
- outsize
- outsized
- outskirt
- Outskirts
- (oh,) what a shame
- (oneself to)
- …only to do something
- …or bust
- …or something (like that)
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- OUTSKIRTS synonyms at Thesaurus.com
- OUTSKIRTS synonyms and antonyms — Merriam-Webster dictionary
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All synonyms in one line
background, boundary, fringes, frontier, hinterland, en.synonym.one, horizon, limit, objective, outpost.
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