Synonyms of stranger

stranger

noun

ˈstrān-jər 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• foreigner
• alien
• outsider
• wanderer
• transient
• outlander
• nonnative
• outcast
• nonresident
• pariah
• drifter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• friend
• familiar
• native
• intimate
• buddy
• acquaintance
• pal
• partner
• comrade
• confidant
• chum
• fellow
• colleague
• companion
• peer
• mate
• associate
• resident
• citizen
• cohort
• hearty
• inhabitant
• crony
• hobnobber
• habitant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stranger

When the village doctor is found murdered, villagers turn on the boy – leaving the amnesiac stranger, who is experiencing flashbacks to a previous life in England, as his only hope as his powers of deduction return. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

For Homes, her pursuit of other worlds began through phone books and letters to strangers. — Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

The agent, David Gonzalez, 32, reportedly became combative when the homeowner’s 72-year-old dad tried to shoo the apparently drunk stranger away. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Every New Yorker should do this at least once … Talk to a stranger. — Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2026