FOREIGNERS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

foreigners

noun

plural of foreigner

as in strangers

a person who is not native to or known to a community I can tell by your accent you're a foreigner in these parts

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Recent Examples of foreigners During a press conference last Sunday, authorities said that at least 261 foreigners from 23 countries were among the missing. — Kosh Raj Koirala, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 Travel to Tibet requires special government permission for all foreigners, especially journalists, even if they are fully accredited to work in China. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Almost all of Serum’s patients are foreigners, according to Ampatzi. — Lj Dawson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026 In its latest update, China reported 16 deaths and 546 missing, including 261 foreigners. — Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 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 who were in the area to work, trek or make a pilgrimage to a sacred Nepali peak. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Among the missing are 517 foreigners, according to Nepal’s tourism board. — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 More than 390 people were killed, according to authorities in Nepal and China, and more than 1,400 were missing, including hundreds of foreigners and pilgrims. — Niranjan Shrestha, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

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That combination has been particularly hard on the nation’s youth, who may have fewer opportunities to develop social skills, such as navigating conversations with strangers and learning how to ask for help.

— Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
As Fortune’s story continues to make headlines around the nation, strangers in Mississippi and beyond have joined in remembering the life of the young mother and demanding justice for her family.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

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Germany’s leading indie fest has long made a specialty of outsiders and oddballs — artists who arrived without pedigree, training programs or an obvious industry slot and built the career anyway.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
But high above the world, empire, rank and aspiration fall away, leaving two outsiders bound by mutual respect and trust — and for Tenzing, the fulfillment of both a lifelong dream and a spiritual calling.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

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