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 Hundreds of thousands of foreigners coming to our country, joining in common cause, learning about our abundant varieties of Mountain Dew. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 That feels easy enough to follow, particularly when breaking the rule risks offending Zeus, the god of foreigners. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026 Homer’s poem does in fact register an apprehension of foreigners who live near the sea. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 Several African countries have provided planes and buses to bring their citizens home during a surge in anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa in recent months that has sparked some attacks against foreigners and left parts of the country on edge. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 In 2008, more than 60 people were killed in violence involving attacks against foreigners. — ABC News, 13 July 2026 Some in Nigeria view Yahoo Boys as folk heroes, stealing money from white foreigners as a means of reparations for slavery and colonialism. — Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026 Humble origins for the hotel site The W South Beach was a Holiday Inn before Miami Beach resumed its efforts to win back high-end tourists and well-heeled foreigners. — Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 America’s 13 original colonies were teeming with adventurous foreigners who formed the bedrock of our dynamic economy and democracy. — Robert Hormats, Time, 4 July 2026

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Noun

Personally, my worst nightmare would be traveling with one of my best friends and a bunch of strangers, to me, who have these deep histories to the friend.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
When scientists temporarily disabled mole-rats’ olfactory sensory neurons with chemicals, the aggression towards strangers disappeared.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

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Unfortunately, during the early to mid-twentieth century, negative perceptions of immigrant and ethnic laborers led many outsiders to view their neighborhoods as unsafe, unclean, and detrimental to the social fabric of American cities.

— Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
And the Democrat noted that while other states seemed interested in younger candidates who might be perceived as outsiders, California Democrats backed a veteran politician in Xavier Becerra.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

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