outside of

preposition

1

: outside

2

: aside from

Synonyms

• apart from
• aside from
• bar
• barring
• beside
• besides
• but
• except
• excepting
• except for
• excluding
• exclusive of
• other than
• outside
• save
• saving

Examples of outside of in a Sentence

outside of that project you don't like, I don't think you have many choices

budget cuts will result in some teachers teaching courses outside of their primary areas of expertise

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2015 more than 700 people were killed during a stampede in the Saudi Arabian city of Mina, just outside of Mecca. —Pauline Lockwood, CNN, 22 June 2024

Raw meat was being stored above vegetables in the walk-in, and samosas were outside of proper holding temperatures. —Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 21 June 2024

People in the west, theorists claim, were looking for catharsis outside of the news, and seeing a sadistic puppet pressure Cary Elwes into cutting off his own leg in a dirty bathroom was oddly comforting back then. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 June 2024

Three people were killed and 10 wounded in a mass shooting Friday outside of a grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas, state police said. —Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 21 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

outside of

preposition

1

: outside entry 4 sense 2

2

: except for

outside of her brother she is alone in the house