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 Her story then leads into another tale about a farming couple who take in a stranger as a series of murders unfolds. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026 As the Mephistophelian stranger’s conditions grow increasingly stringent, the family’s woes continue escalating, financial troubles included. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 Today, a Bay Area athlete impersonation case has gone from strange to stranger-than-fiction. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 In a moment of tremendous loss, ordinary people performed extraordinary acts of courage, Americans selflessly served strangers in need, and communities refused to let tragedy have the final word. — Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stranger

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The government also has cracked down on foreigners who overstay visas or seek to circumvent property-ownership regulations, while also shortening visa-free stays.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Protesters in the southern African country blame foreigners for high levels of unemployment, crime and pressure on public services.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of foreigner

Noun

This switching of places is especially true of Islam seen as an alien but also more virile force than Western liberalism, one whose power thus needs to be countered by its own weapons of solidarity and domination.

— Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Also in the house are Roger (also voiced by Seth MacFarlane), an alien found at Area 51 who regularly wears a costume to disguise himself, and Klaus (Dee Bradley Baker), a talking goldfish with the brain of a Cold War-era East Germany athlete.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

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