A steep curve of heath-clad land, an outlying spur of the moor, lay in front of us.
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Outlying
Synonyms for "outlying" (103 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (21)
Strong matches (31)
Adjective(13 words)
exceptionalextreme valuefarawayfringegodforsakenisolatedisolated areaisolated environmentisolated gardenisolated ideaisolated incidentisolated landscapesisolated region
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(2 words)
fringe areaisolated part product
Related words (51)
Noun(9 words)
least communal environmentmore distance forcemore isolatedmost isolatednonurban ecology fieldworkportuguese remotorural areasuburban fringeuse remote
Adjective(22 words)
lie beyondlie outsidenoncapital areanoncapital area planningnonlocalouteroutlieperipheralperipheral townremoteremote arearemote areasremote hospital settingremote science clubremote villageremotestrural ecosystemssecluded placesuburbansuburban area
Show 2 more words
suburban districtuntypical
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, antitypic, apparent.
- Sentence evidence is available for outlying, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss, moby, wiktionary, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "outlying".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "outlying"
Keep "outlying" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "outlying" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "outlying", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "outlying" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriesMore specific
7 entriesCollocations
8 entriesoutlying areaoutlying districtoutlying farmsoutlying islandoutlying islandsoutlying regionoutlying villageoutlying villages
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Manzoni outlines the mistakes that allowed the pestilence to spread, from the outlying villages of the contadini [peasants] to the Milanese.
Source: tatoeba (8609814)
Algeria needs to integrate its outlying regions with the more developed north.
Source: tatoeba (10139286)
After school hours, my brother and I often stopped by my Auntie Mila's house at Kamias Street in Quezon City to play with my cousins. It was an ancient mansion that was once a foreign embassy. Workers supposedly moved it brick by brick from an outlying province into the city. Auntie Mila was a person attuned to Philippine native culture. She liked all these handmade wooden and shell native crafts. On the other hand, her husband, my Uncle Joe, was very pro-American and inculcated their kids in the English language early on because they intended on later emigrating to the USA. I thought to myself that it was unusual that these cousins spoke English at home as if they were actors on television. But they did speak Tagalog with us. Uncle Joe was from a province, Pangasinan, where Tagalog was a second language; there, people spoke the language Pangasinan amongst themselves. He spoke also the regional language, Ilocano.
Source: tatoeba (10782035)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "outlying"?
Closest matches include aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, antitypic, apparent.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "outlying"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.