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Pariah is an English word with synonyms like outcast or castaway. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Pariah meaning

  1. Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.
  2. A similarly despised group of people or species of animal.
  3. Ellipsis of pariah dog (“an Indian breed, any stray dog in Indian contexts”).

Synonyms of Pariah

outcast castaway ishmael unfortunate unfortunate person

Using Pariah

  • The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society. | A similarly despised group of people or species of animal. | Ellipsis of pariah dog (“an Indian breed, any stray dog in Indian contexts”).
  • Useful related words include: outcast, castaway, ishmael, unfortunate.
  • In the example corpus, pariah often appears in combinations such as: pariah state, pariah and, pariah in.

Context around Pariah

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Pariah

  • In this selection, "pariah" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, heavyweight, tiniest, global, states, shunned and status stand out and add context to how "pariah" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a global pariah and plunge and a social pariah and forced. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pariah" sits close to words such as accessorized, acs and adoptions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pariah

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Brennan, always prickly, became a pariah. (6 words)

It’s kind of peaceful, being a pariah, shunned by all my former colleagues. (14 words)

One, it makes Putin a pariah, that's why the Kremlin was so furious with this. (16 words)

She said Russia was unlikely to “ever again” become a reliable partner, adding that Estonians “have to get used to the idea that we live in the neighbourhood of a terrorist pariah state and that we must not lose our vigilance for a moment”. (44 words)

In recent times, China’s trading relations has necessitated it cosying up to pariah states – from Sudan to Zimbabwe, from Syria to Eritrea – trading with unsavoury regimes that no-one else would touch with a bargepole. (36 words)

When Flint made a food-creating device that won over the entire town, his newfound status and popularity left Brent to become a social pariah and forced to give up his role as a mascot. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

The two heavyweight pariah states of Russia and China will always support the tiniest pariah state of NK, no matter what trick the diminutive madman pulls out of the hat next.

But on the global stage, it will simply hasten our country’s return to a pariah state,” Steenhuisen warned.

He would become a global pariah, and plunge Russia into such a state of cryogenic economic exclusion as to make the current sanctions look moderate.

HRW is an avid supporter of the antisemitic BDS movement and “lawfare” efforts aimed at manipulating international law to make Israel a pariah.

In recent times, China’s trading relations has necessitated it cosying up to pariah states – from Sudan to Zimbabwe, from Syria to Eritrea – trading with unsavoury regimes that no-one else would touch with a bargepole.

It’s kind of peaceful, being a pariah, shunned by all my former colleagues.

One, it makes Putin a pariah, that's why the Kremlin was so furious with this.

Russia became a pariah in the West after invading Ukraine last year and has looked to strengthen alliances with other leaders facing similar isolation.

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She said Russia was unlikely to “ever again” become a reliable partner, adding that Estonians “have to get used to the idea that we live in the neighbourhood of a terrorist pariah state and that we must not lose our vigilance for a moment”.

Such defamatory language is calculated by Israel’s enemies to consign the world’s only Jewish state to pariah status, thus isolating it from the international community.

The Syrian Red Crescent, meanwhile, appealed to Western countries to lift sanctions and provide aid as Assad's government remains a pariah in the West, complicating international cross-border relief efforts.

The visit is Blinken's first since the kingdom restored diplomatic ties with Iran, which the West considers a pariah over its contested nuclear activities.

The war has devastated swathes of Ukraine, displaced millions, turned Russia into a pariah and, according to western sources, caused more than 150,000 casualties on each side.

The West hoped this would make him an international pariah and bottle him up in his own country, unable to travel for fear of arrest and deportation to The Hague.

When Flint made a food-creating device that won over the entire town, his newfound status and popularity left Brent to become a social pariah and forced to give up his role as a mascot.

With its one-time pariah commodity back in vogue, one of Canada’s biggest mining companies is reaching valuations not seen in more than 15 years.

Assad was a pariah in the West, and relied on support from Russia, Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah to stay in power.

At the time, Mr. Kickl’s clear political influence over the service made it a pariah among partner agencies.

Brennan, always prickly, became a pariah.

But Bibi Netanyahu, with his unholy alliance with ultra right-wing religious zealots, has made of the Jewish state a shameful and disgusting pariah among the nations.

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Common combinations with pariah

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pariah" in a sentence?
An example: "The two heavyweight pariah states of Russia and China will always support the tiniest pariah state of NK, no matter what trick the diminutive madman pulls out of the hat next." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "pariah" from authentic English texts.
What does "pariah" mean?
Pariah means: Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.
What are synonyms of "pariah"?
Common synonyms of "pariah" include: outcast, castaway, ishmael, unfortunate, unfortunate person.
How many example sentences with "pariah" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "pariah", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.