outside world
Life beyond walls
The outside world is reality beyond one's immediate surroundings or situation.
A prisoner dreams of the outside world.
Someone absorbed in work loses touch with the outside world.
The phrase often implies sheltered existence: Living in that small town, she knew little of the outside world.
It can also mean the world beyond a particular institution, community, or state of mind.
Inherent quality or disposition
- outdoorsIn open air
- open airUnenclosed outdoor space
- fresh airUnenclosed outdoor atmosphere
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
wilderness · terrain · sunlight · sky · streets · surroundings · elements · weather
Collective of connected people
- publicAvailable to all
- civilizationAdvanced organized human society
- humanityPeople as a whole
- populationAll inhabitants combined
strangers · people · culture · mainstream · everyday life · general public · others · outsiders
State of being restricted
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
- shelterProtected place or structure
bubble · cocoon · withdrawal · hermit · recluse · shut-in · agoraphobia · quarantine
nature
Inherent quality or disposition
landscape · wilderness · terrain · sunlight · sky · streets · surroundings · elements · weather · scenery
community
Collective of connected people
- publicAvailable to all
- civilizationAdvanced organized human society
- humanityPeople as a whole
population · strangers · people · culture · mainstream · everyday life · general public · others · outsiders · social norms
confinement
State of being restricted
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
shelter · bubble · cocoon · withdrawal · hermit · recluse · shut-in · agoraphobia · quarantine · lockdown
outside worldinner circle
Exclusive group of confidants
immediate family · inner sanctum · home life · private sphere · loved ones
outside worldinner world
Personal psychological realm
inner life · inner self · psyche · mind's eye · imagination
outside worldprison
Confinement for offenders
confinement · behind bars · incarceration · captivity · detention
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