STRANGER Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

stranger

noun

ˈstrān-jər

as in foreigner

a person who is not native to or known to a community the people of the island are quick to make strangers feel at home

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Recent Examples of stranger Shakira is no stranger to World Cup anthems. —

ABC News, 7 May 2026 The strategy will come out of having complete strangers without any history who will create a new version of the game. —

Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 May 2026 For a generation tired of being ghosted by strangers, that has become the more attractive option. —

Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026 Stella Nickell was convicted of using cyanide to poison her husband, Bruce Nickell, and a stranger. —

USA Today, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for stranger

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Noun

Pleas from other countries fell on deaf ears, with Zelensky issuing cryptic warnings for foreigners to stay away from the Victory Day parade.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
Nine foreigners and 11 local hikers were climbing Mount Dukono at the time of the eruption, North Halmahera Police Chief Erlichson Pasaribu told Indonesia’s Kompas TV.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 8 May 2026