n. 1 exterior, face, facing, shell, skin, case, casing, surface, front; façade What is that on the outside of the box? The outside of the house is painted white 2 aspect, appearance, look, demeanour, face, front, façade, mien, mask, disguise, false front, pretence One cannot tell what people are really like from the outside they present to the world 3 extreme, limit, most, maximum, utmost, best, worst, longest At the outside, you shouldn't pay more than half your income for housing I'll wait for her for an hour at the outside. 4 the world at large We had to bring in someone from the outside to complete the work
adj. 5 exterior, external, out of doors, outdoor They have added an outside swimming-pool to the house 6 maximum, maximal, highest, best, worst, greatest, most, largest, longest, furthest or farthest What was their outside estimate for replacing the roof? The outside time for driving here from London is about an hour 7 private, home, cottage, secondary, peripheral, independent, freelance Her outside job pays more than her regular work 8 unlikely, remote, faint, Colloq slim He has an outside chance of beating the world record 9 foreign, alien, outward; unconnected, excluded, uninvolved, disinvolved, independent, separate, different I'm worried that Phil might be subject to outside influences An outside contractor is doing the work.
adv. 10 outdoors, out of doors: Perhaps you'd like to step outside to discuss the matter further?