out there

Speech parts

1. out there - Adjective

2. out there - Phrase

Meaning

out there (comparative more out there, superlative most out there)

(informal) Extreme; radical; far removed from the ordinary; crazy, nutty, loony.
I like the ideas Melissa came up with, but Brad's ideas were just out there.
The president failing to acknowledge the numerous side-effects linked to covid restrictions just shows how out there he is.

(informal) in the public eye
If you want to improve your public speaking, you should put yourself out there more.

(informal) in the world at large
There are a lot of crazy people out there.

(informal) in a position that makes one vulnerable to rejection or scrutiny from another person, especially in a romantic context
If you want to find love, you'll have to put yourself out there.

out-there (comparative more out-there, superlative most out-there)

Alternative form of out there.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

out-there

Synonyms

yonder somewhere nowhere oblivion limbo nothingness over here left field

Antonyms

orthodox nondescript

Examples

You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself. Diana Ross

I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin. Aaliyah

It gets late early out there. Yogi Berra

You know it's gone to hell, when the best rapper out there is a white guy and the best golfer is a black guy. Charles Barkley

I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government. Woody Allen

Coyote is always out there waiting, and Coyote is always hungry. Native American Proverb

Words in the phrase

out there

Close letter words and terms

out the window out the yin yang out the ying yang out to out to achieve out to get someone