Synonyms for pariah
pəˈraɪ əpari·ah

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1. outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmaelnoun

   a person who is rejected (from society or home)

   Synonyms:
   castaway, outcast, shipwreck survivor

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1. • Unfortunate

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1. pariahnoun

   Synonyms:
   outcast, wretch, troglodyte, miserable person

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1. List of paraphrases for "pariah":

   outcast

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1. Cecilia Vega:

   He is one of the most famous faces in the GOP, serving under three Republican presidents, but in his hacked e-mails, Colin Powell calls his own party's nominee ‘ A national disgrace ’ and an ‘ International pariah, ’.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   The fact that Vladimir Putin is welcome, Vladimir Putin's not a pariah, Vladimir Putin's not being pushed out -- and this is a normal engagement, which has taken place every year and it's still taking place -- that is a big plus for Vladimir Putin.

3. Shawn Crispin:

   Today's ruling against Reuters reporters Wa Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo on bogus charges marks a new press freedom low for Myanmar, the process that resulted in their convictions was a travesty of justice and will cast Myanmar as an anti-democratic pariah as long as they are wrongfully held behind bars. We call on Myanmar's civilian authorities to immediately release the journalists.

4. Michael Moroz:

   I feel as if I am a pariah in the community.

5. Jonathan Blake:

   There was this absolute fear about what was befalling seemingly healthy gay men, who would suddenly take ill for no apparent reason and die in appalling circumstances, your head is messed up, you have this killer virus coursing through your veins, you feel like a pariah... HIV was considered a gay plague that we (gay men) had brought upon ourselves - it was horrid.