pariah
The word “pariah” has 3 syllables: pa-ri-ah
It's pronounced as /pəˈraɪ.ə/
What is synonym and antonym for pariah?
In the thesaurus, “pariah” has 24 synonyms and 1 antonym.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for pariah along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for pariah
- bum
- castaway
- castoff
- deportee
- derelict
- displaced person
- exile
- expatriate
- fugitive
- hobo
- leper
- offscouring
- outcast
- outsider
- persona non grata
- rascal
- refugee
- reject
- tramp
- undesirable
- untouchable
- vagabond
- vagrant
- waif
Antonyms for pariah
- insider
Meanings of pariah
- noun
- A person who is rejected from society or home; an outcast.
- A demographic group, species, or community that is generally despised.
- Someone in exile.
- A member of one of the oppressed social castes in India.
Example Sentences
- After the scandal, he became a social pariah.
- The stray dog was treated like a pariah by the villagers.
- She felt like a pariah after being excluded from the group.
- His controversial opinions made him a pariah in the academic community.
- The former leader was considered a political pariah after his resignation.
On this page you'll find 25 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to pariah, such as: bum, castaway, castoff, deportee, derelict, displaced person, exile.
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Related Words
offscourings
offscouring
- castaway
- castoff
- chaff
- crud
- cull
- deadwood
- debris
- deportee
- detritus
- discard
- dreck
- drek
- dross
- dump
- dust
- effluvia
- effluvium
- exile
- flotsam
- garbage
- hand-me-down
- jetsam
- junk
- leper
- litter
- lumber
- nothing
- odds and ends
- offal
- outcast
- outsider
- pariah
- raffle
- refuse
- reject
- remains
- riffraff
- rubbish
- rubble
- ruins
- scrap
- scrap heap
- sewage
- slop
- spilth
- straw
- swill
- throwaway
- trash
- truck
- trumpery
- two bits
- untouchable
- wash
- waste
- wreckage
jailbird
- JD
- bad actor
- bad egg
- bad guy
- bad person
- baddie
- baddy
- bandit
- black marketeer
- black sheep
- blackguard
- blackmailer
- bootlegger
- brigand
- bully
- cad
- caitiff
- captive
- capture
- chain gang member
- con
- convict
- criminal
- crook
- culprit
- dawdler
- deadhead
- delinquent
- desperado
- detainee
- deuce
- drifter
- drunkard
- evader
- evildoer
- ex-con
- fallen angel
- felon
- fink
- fugitive
- gangster
- guerrilla
- guilty party
- guilty person
- gunslinger
- heavy
- heel
- hellhound
- hood
- hoodlum
- hooligan
- hostage
- hustler
- inmate
- inside person
- internee
- juvenile delinquent
- juvie
- lag
- lawbreaker
- lifer
- loafer
- long-termer
- loser
- lounger
- louse
- lowlife
- malefactor
- marauder
- miscreant
- mobster
- mug
- muscle
- neglecter
- offender
- outcast
- outlaw
- pariah
- parolee
- pickpocket
- prisoner
- probationer
- punk
- racketeer
- rapscallion
- rascal
- rat
- recreant
- repeater
- reprobate
- robber
- rogue
- rounder
- rowdy
- ruffian
- scalawag
- scamp
- scofflaw
- scoundrel
- scum
- sinner
- slippery eel
- sneak
- suspect
- thug
- tough
- transgressor
- trespasser
- trusty
- vagabond
- varlet
- villain
- wretch
- wrong number
- wrongdoer
- yardbird
- young offender