Synonyms of foreigners

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strangers
• aliens
• outsiders
• outlanders
• nonnatives
• transients
• wanderers
• nonresidents
• outcasts
• drifters
• pariahs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• natives
• friends
• comrades
• citizens
• buddies
• partners
• colleagues
• pals
• intimates
• residents
• cronies
• inhabitants
• acquaintances
• familiars
• associates
• chums
• confidants
• peers
• fellows
• companions
• cohorts
• mates
• habitants
• hearties
• hobnobbers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foreigners

The president said none of them had permission to operate in Mexico and that the military was unaware of the foreigners’ presence. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Petit laid down the law on immigration, welcoming foreigners who respect France while telling agitators who hate the nation that nobody wants them around. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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

State prosecutor María Elena Andrade alleged that the attackers wanted to steal the tires from the foreigners’ pickup truck and that the victims resisted. — Fabiola Sánchez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

In the afternoon, the Mexican military used helicopters to rescue 32 people — 22 of them foreigners — from a ranch in Ensenada. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

No wonder, then, that members of some old syndicates now seek credit for barring such foreigners from their ranks, as though the yakuza were still defenders of a noble Japanese tradition. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Medical insurance policies for expats didn’t grow at all in the first six months of 2026, another indicator that fewer foreigners are coming to the kingdom. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026