STRANGERS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

strangers

noun

plural of stranger

as in foreigners

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 strangers The case also prompted a warning to online sellers about the risks of bringing strangers to their homes, particularly when expensive merchandise is involved. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Adelaide said that no doubt Pushkin would be remembered in perpetuity by friends and strangers. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 Content often involves spontaneous trips, unusual challenges and interactions with strangers over the world. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Seven strangers from different countries and backgrounds are forced to compete in a deadly game, each facing a different mission to rescue a loved one. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Because messages on the radio can be heard by anybody—strangers, neighbors, friends, family members—they are often composed in ways that blur the line between private and public. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Balderaz said the employee and the suspect were both strangers to him. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Sitting in one of the ship’s myriad bars and talking to strangers is one of the most interesting, and often lovely, things a person can do on board. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Blocks from the main entrance to Southern University A&M, a small crowd hung around a convenience store, but people were unwilling to talk about politics, eyeing strangers suspiciously. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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Wealthy foreigners put hundreds of thousands of dollars into real estate or businesses, and governments gave them a foothold abroad.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Kpodo, an architect, will exhibit work that addresses modernism, turning the focus away from tropical modernism centered on concrete buildings, which were often built by foreigners in Ghanaian cities.

— Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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