# the outside world

**Pronunciation:** ðə ˈaʊtˌsaɪd wɜːrld · thuh OUT-side WERLD

**Part of speech:** noun phrase

## Meaning

Society and life beyond one's immediate, isolated, or private environment.

## Examples

- The prisoners had no contact with the outside world for several years.
- She felt like a stranger when she finally stepped back into the outside world after her long illness.
- The research station is so isolated that the scientists often lose touch with what is happening in the outside world.

## Synonyms

- society — Refers to people living together in a more organized community.
- the public — Focuses on the general population rather than the private sphere.
- civilization — Emphasizes the human, organized aspect of the world.
- the mainstream — Refers to the most common or conventional way of life.

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