as in pariahs
one who is cast out or rejected by society
the professor is something of an outcast in the halls of academe now that his former support of a dictatorial regime has become public
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Recent Examples of outcasts
Those capricious moves and bold reversals have fueled the anxiety in the diplomatic corps here in Washington even as allies and outcasts alike are trying to make sense of the moment.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Frame has arrived at her scene of longed-for creative apotheosis, and, of course, it is reached among outcasts, during the drift of an unemployed afternoon, by the public water, with the crumpled, argent detritus of casual intoxicants.
—Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
Living in the Void with a myriad of Marvel outcasts, the character is toxically positive to conceal his gross behavior.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Gary Oldman leads a tremendous cast in this series about MI5 outcasts confined to Slough House.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
But in his day, Gerber’s neighbors were society’s outcasts.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
This portrayal conflicts with societal expectations of killers, who are often stereotyped as outcasts or visibly dangerous individuals.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Player 44, the shaman, finally completes this team of outcasts by haughtily chastising them for not coming to her first.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
But such revelry for Cuba’s outcasts, for the first time allowed to be unbound, comes at an unthinkable price.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Frame has arrived at her scene of longed-for creative apotheosis, and, of course, it is reached among outcasts, during the drift of an unemployed afternoon, by the public water, with the crumpled, argent detritus of casual intoxicants.
—Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
Living in the Void with a myriad of Marvel outcasts, the character is toxically positive to conceal his gross behavior.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Gary Oldman leads a tremendous cast in this series about MI5 outcasts confined to Slough House.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
But in his day, Gerber’s neighbors were society’s outcasts.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
This portrayal conflicts with societal expectations of killers, who are often stereotyped as outcasts or visibly dangerous individuals.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Player 44, the shaman, finally completes this team of outcasts by haughtily chastising them for not coming to her first.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
But such revelry for Cuba’s outcasts, for the first time allowed to be unbound, comes at an unthinkable price.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Outcasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcasts. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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