STRANGER Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

stranger

noun

ˈstrān-jər

Definition of stranger

as in foreigner

a person who is not native to or known to a community the people of the island are quick to make strangers feel at home

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Recent Examples of stranger The story follows a young woman who, visited by visions of her future self, encounters a stranger whose appearance reshapes the course of her evening – and possibly her life. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 Perimenopause has a way of turning your body into a stranger. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026 Just last week, 65-year-old Lydia Zuniga’s leg was broken in three places after a mentally ill stranger shoved her onto the tracks at a Bronx subway station in an unprovoked attack. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026 Pull statements early and look at them the way a stranger would. — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stranger

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Over 600 foreigners are missing, including 65 Americans, the Nepal Tourism Board said Thursday.

— Joelle Gross, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
Hundreds of the missing are foreigners in the area to work, trek or make a pilgrimage to a sacred peak.

— Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of foreigner

Noun

Then Cameron made The Abyss in 1989, which featured a flowing, water-like alien at the very end created by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Directed by Na Hong-Jin and starring Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung Ho-yeon, Michael Fassbender, and Alicia Vikander, the alien-encounter feature has accumulated $35 million from 4,518,395 admissions.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

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