Using the values for \leftmargini, \leftmarginii, \leftmarginiii, \labelsep and \labelwidth` you can define commands with appropriate negative spacing; a little example:

\documentclass{article} \newcommand\outone{\par\hspace*{\dimexpr-\leftmargini+\labelsep-\labelwidth\relax}} \newcommand\outtwo{\par\hspace*{\dimexpr-\leftmargini-\leftmarginii+\labelsep-\labelwidth\relax}} \newcommand\outthree{\par\hspace*{\dimexpr-\leftmargini-\leftmarginii-\leftmarginiii+\labelsep-\labelwidth\relax}} \begin{document} \begin{enumerate} \item first level \begin{enumerate} \item second level \outone Text outside of enumerate  \begin{enumerate} \item third level  \outone Text outside of enumerate \outtwo Text outside of enumerate  \begin{enumerate} \item fourth level \outone Text outside of enumerate \outtwo Text outside of enumerate \outthree Text outside of enumerate \end{enumerate} \end{enumerate} \end{enumerate} \end{enumerate} \end{document} 

I am not sure if this is what you want:

\documentclass{article} \usepackage{enumitem} \begin{document} \begin{enumerate}  \item first level   \begin{enumerate}   \item second level \begin{enumerate} \item third level  \begin{enumerate}   \item fourth level    \hspace*{\dimexpr-\leftmargini+\labelsep-\labelwidth\relax} Text outside of enumerate     \hspace*{\dimexpr-\leftmargini-\leftmarginii+\labelsep-\labelwidth\relax} Text outside of enumerate     \hspace*{\dimexpr-\leftmargini-\leftmarginii-\leftmarginiii+\labelsep-\labelwidth\relax} Text outside of enumerate   \end{enumerate}   \end{enumerate}   \end{enumerate} \end{enumerate} \end{document} 

I am not sure if this is what you want:

\documentclass{article} \usepackage{enumitem} \begin{document} \begin{enumerate}  \item first level   \begin{enumerate}   \item second level \begin{enumerate}   \item third level   \begin{enumerate}  \item fourth level    \hspace*{\dimexpr-\leftmargini+\labelsep-\labelwidth\relax}  Text outside of enumerate     \hspace*{\dimexpr-\leftmargini-\leftmarginii+\labelsep-\labelwidth\relax} Text outside of enumerate     \hspace*{\dimexpr-\leftmargini-\leftmarginii-\leftmarginiii+\labelsep-\labelwidth\relax} Text outside of enumerate   \end{enumerate}   \end{enumerate}   \end{enumerate} \end{enumerate} \end{document} 

Using the values for \leftmargini, \leftmarginii, \leftmarginiii, \labelsep and \labelwidth` you can define commands with appropriate negative spacing; a little example:

\documentclass{article} \newcommand\outone{\par\hspace*{\dimexpr-\leftmargini+\labelsep-\labelwidth\relax}} \newcommand\outtwo{\par\hspace*{\dimexpr-\leftmargini-\leftmarginii+\labelsep-\labelwidth\relax}} \newcommand\outthree{\par\hspace*{\dimexpr-\leftmargini-\leftmarginii-\leftmarginiii+\labelsep-\labelwidth\relax}} \begin{document} \begin{enumerate} \item first level \begin{enumerate} \item second level \outone Text outside of enumerate  \begin{enumerate} \item third level \outone Text outside of enumerate  \outtwo Text outside of enumerate  \begin{enumerate}  \item fourth level \outone Text outside of enumerate \outtwo Text outside of enumerate \outthree Text outside of enumerate \end{enumerate} \end{enumerate} \end{enumerate} \end{enumerate} \end{document}