outlying
Beyond the center
Outlying describes something situated far from a center or main area.
Outlying districts or regions are remote from the core of a city or country.
Outlying islands lie at the edges of an archipelago.
The word often implies relative isolation or distance from where activity concentrates: The hospital serves outlying communities that lack local clinics.
Distant or controller
- distantFar away or aloof
- farawayAt great distance
- far-flungScattered over vast areas
- far-offAt great distance
isolated · peripheral · fringe · exterior · removed · secluded · inaccessible · backwater
Boundary or sharpness
- marginEdge of a page
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
- borderOuter edge or limit
fringe · outskirts · skirts · rim · verge · brink · threshold · limit
remote
Distant or controller
far-off · isolated · peripheral · fringe · exterior · removed · secluded · inaccessible · backwater · hinterland
edge
Boundary or sharpness
border · fringe · outskirts · skirts · rim · verge · brink · threshold · limit · extremity
dispersed
Spread widely apart
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- separateTo set apart
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
spread · sporadic · sparse · strewn · dotted · pocketed · patchy · diffuse · fragmented · disjointed
anomaly
Departure from the expected
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- exceptionDeviation from standard
extreme · atypical · irregular · abnormal · unusual · variant · skewed · divergent · off-center · nonconforming
outlyingaccessible
Able to be reached
connected · metropolitan · urban · mainland · integrated