NONRESIDENT Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

nonresident

noun

Definition of nonresident

as in alien

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Recent Examples of nonresident Library cards for nonresidents The nonresident library cards offer unlimited borrowing. — Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026 An annual trapping license is $20 for a resident and $130 for a nonresident. — Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026 Whether the vehicle is a resident or nonresident. — Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonresident

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

Definition of alien

Noun

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