Synonyms for Stranger
ˈstreɪn dʒərstran·ger

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1. strangernoun

   A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.

   Synonyms:
   outsider, alien, foreign national, non-national, foreigner, non-resident, nonresident, nonnational

   Antonyms:
   countryman, one of us, citizen, resident, fellow, coutryman, acquaintance, compatriot, national, friend

2. strangernoun

   A newcomer.

   Synonyms:
   newcomer, newbie

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. strangernoun

   A naturalized citizen is not an alien, though a foreigner by birth, and perhaps a stranger in the place where he resides. A person of foreign birth not naturalized is an alien, though he may have been resident in the country a large part of a lifetime, and ceased to be a stranger to its people or institutions. He is an alien in one country if his allegiance is to another. The people of any country still residing in their own land are, strictly speaking, foreigners to the people of all other countries, rather than aliens; but alien and foreigner are often used synonymously.

   Synonyms:
   alien, alien, foreigner

   Antonyms:
   citizen, countryman, fellow-countryman, native, native-born inhabitant, naturalized person

   Preposition:
   Aliens to (more rarely from) our nation and laws; aliens in our land, among our people.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stranger

   Synonyms:
   foreigner, alien

   Antonyms:
   countryman, acquaintance, friend

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. stranger, alien, unknownnoun

   anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

   Synonyms:
   unknown region, extraterrestrial, stranger, unknown, terra incognita, unknown quantity, alien, noncitizen, outlander, extraterrestrial being, foreigner

   Antonyms:
   acquaintance, friend

2. strangernoun

   an individual that one is not acquainted with

   Synonyms:
   unknown, alien

   Antonyms:
   acquaintance, friend

Matched Categories

1. • Intruder
   • Person

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strangernoun

   Synonyms:
   foreigner, alien

2. strangernoun

   Synonyms:
   guest, visitor

3. strangeradjective

   Synonyms:
   foreign, alien

4. strangeradjective

   Synonyms:
   unacquainted, unknown

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "stranger":

   unknown, foreign, inconnu, alien, foreigner, étranger, 'étranger, outlander, outsider

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How to use Stranger in a sentence?

1. Mrs Messmer:

   ‘I assure you that I will do my best to tell everyone who I speak to about the play how Fritz really was. Do you actually believe that an idiot could ever become a doctor or a dentist? I don’t. Have you ever thought about why Fritz became a complainer during the hiding period? Until the betrayal, you and the van Pels family were all together and could share your burden. Fritz was a stranger among you. Certainly you must have known how much he worried about his wife. He was all alone.’

2. Dan Gelber:

   Theres nothing more American than sacrificing for your loved one, for a neighbor or for a stranger. And its time that people just follow these guidelines. Wear a mask. Its not a political statement.

3. Paris Hilton:

   I love having him behind the camera because it just makes me feel more comfortable than having some stranger behind the camera. In the shots, you can really see the whole time that I’m thinking of him and looking over at him.

4. Armando Bo:

   It's one of these cases where the truth is stranger than fiction so I was kind of forced to make it comedy, satire.

5. Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass:

   Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?