PARIAH Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word pariah. (close relations)
Definition of PARIAH
Best Alternative Words for PARIAH
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| castaway | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who is rejected (from society or home) • a shipwrecked person | ||||||||
| outcast | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who is rejected (from society or home) adjective satellite • excluded from a society | ||||||||
| alienated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • socially disoriented • caused to be unloved | ||||||||
| outsider | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group • a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win | ||||||||
| reject | verbv | |||||||
noun • the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality verb • not accept something given or offered • not accept as true • deem wrong or inappropriate • reject with contempt • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ • refuse entrance or membership • dismiss from consideration or a contest | ||||||||
| scapegoat | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is punished for the errors of others | ||||||||
| untouchable | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India adjective satellite • beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment • impossible to assail • forbidden to the touch • (especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling • not capable of being obtained | ||||||||
| ishmael | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes • a person who is rejected (from society or home) | ||||||||
