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Outdoors

Abread; out of the house; out of doors.

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Exterior 76% connected

External; outward; pertaining to that which is external; -- opposed to interior; as, the exterior part of a sphere.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Outside 76% connected

The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exte…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Open 74% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Open 74% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Alfresco 92% connected

In the open-air.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Open 92% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Outside 92% connected

The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exte…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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