outskirt

noun

out·​skirt ˈau̇t-ˌskərt 

: a part remote from the center : border

—usually plural

on the outskirts of town

Synonyms of outskirt

• countryside
• suburbia

Examples of outskirt in a Sentence

some people prefer to live on the outskirts and work inside the city

Recent Examples on the Web

Earlier, the Houthis seized several villages and areas on Taiz's outskirts, paving the way for the rebels to encircle Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city. — Ahmed Al-Haj, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

The workday may have been over on a recent September evening, but the free clinic on the outskirts of downtown was just beginning to hum. — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Lots at the center of campus fill faster than those on the campus outskirts. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Helen and Rocky lived in an old house on the southern outskirts of Romyla. — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1599, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outskirt

• alert
• assert
• avert
• dessert
• divert
• evert
• exert
• inert
• insert
• invert
• nightshirt
• overt