outdent

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noun

A hanging paragraph.

“By default, the summary tasks are bold and outdented, and the subtasks are indented beneath them.”

Similar
dedentunindent
Opposite
indent
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Meanings

nounoutdent (plural outdents)

plural outdents

  1. A hanging paragraph.
verboutdent (third-person singular simple present outdents, present participle outdenting, simple past and past participle outdented)

present singular third person outdents · participle present outdenting · participle past outdented · past outdented

  1. To indent negatively, bring towards the margin; to remove an indent.

    By default, the summary tasks are bold and outdented, and the subtasks are indented beneath them.

    Synonyms: dedent, unindent

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo indent negatively, bring towards the margin; to remove an indent.

Similar
dedentunindent
Opposite
indent

Origin

Modelled on indent, replacing in with its opposite, out.

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Cite this entry
APA

outdent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outdent

MLA

“outdent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outdent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outdent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outdent.

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