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 There are 16 people in Krakow hospitals, including five foreigners; 13 were brought in as the most serious emergency cases, according to Kierwinski. — Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026 Political candidates, media figures and even our own government have helped promote the idea Indian Americans are foreigners who threaten this country. — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 Switzerland makes a huge amount of money from rich foreigners seeking better health, and spas and alternative-healing resorts are often built to cater to voguish international tastes. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 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

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The privacy of these music studios offer a different experience than the traditional karaoke bar serving up pricey cocktails and a roomful of strangers listening to others belting out familiar songs off-key — which Koreatown also has.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Families gathered to eat, strangers shared space and volunteers helped serve anyone who came through.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026

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Even so, the information offers outsiders a closer look at the technologies DHS personnel may have access to.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Proving that a competitor has used proprietary manufacturing techniques can also be difficult, as outsiders generally see only the final product, according to Chan.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

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