Outlying synonyms and antonyms

out'lī'ĭng

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peripheral
(--- Anat.) Of, at, or near the surface of the body; specif., designating or of that part of a nervous system that branches out from a central nervous system
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far-off
The definition of far-off is something remote or distant.
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distant (related)
Aloof or chilly:
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afar
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external
Suitable for application to the outside:
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remote (related)
Hidden away; secluded:
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detached
Marked by an absence of emotional involvement or personal interest; aloof or unbiased.
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faraway
Abstracted; dreamy:
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frontier
Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous.
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outer
Farther from the centre of the inside.
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removed
Distant in relationship
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inner (antonym)
Privileged, more or most privileged, more or most influential, intimate, exclusive, more important, more intimate, private, secret, confined to an exclusive group, exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence being near a center especially of influence.
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central (antonym)
Of or constituting a single source controlling all components of a system:
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middle (antonym)
Central.
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metropolitan (antonym)
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a major city:
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back
(Not comparable) Not current.
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insular
Suggestive of the isolated life of an island:
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isolated
Having little in common with one's associates, family, etc.
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lonely
Of place or time, unfrequented by people; desolate.
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lonesome
Unhappy due to being alone; lonely
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obscure
Far from centers of human population:
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secluded
Shut off or kept apart from others; isolated; withdrawn
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solitary
Existing, living, or going without others; alone:
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off the beaten path (or track)
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near (related)
(Dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.
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out-lying (related)
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low-lying (related)
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Outlying Sentence Examples

  • Of the suburbs, Newton, Parnell and Newmarket are in reality outlying parts of the town itself.

  • At the eastern extremity of the Coastal Plain Region an outer coast line is formed by a chain of long narrow barrier beaches from which project capes Hatteras, Lookout and Fear, whose outlying shoals are known for their dangers to navigation.

  • Rough grazing could also be had on the outlying waste lands.

  • As a consequence of this blow to the Seleucid power, the outlying provinces of the empire, recovered by Antiochus, reasserted their independence.

  • On the outbreak of the South African War in 1899 Grant was at first disposed to be hostile to the policy of Lord Salisbury and Mr Chamberlain; but his eyes were soon opened to the real nature of President Kruger's government, and he enthusiastically welcomed and supported the national feeling which sent men from the outlying portions of the Empire to assist in upholding British supremacy in South Africa.

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