Synonyms for alien
ˈeɪl yən, ˈeɪ li ən

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1. foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander(noun)

   a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

   Synonyms:
   unknown, extraterrestrial, stranger, foreigner, outsider, noncitizen, outlander, extraterrestrial being

   Antonyms:
   native, intrinsic, intrinsical

2. stranger, alien, unknown(noun)

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

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

   Antonyms:
   intrinsic, native, intrinsical

3. extraterrestrial being, extraterrestrial, alien(adj)

   a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere

   Synonyms:
   unknown, stranger, extraterrestrial, noncitizen, outlander, extraterrestrial being, foreigner

   Antonyms:
   native, intrinsical, intrinsic

4. alien, foreign(adj)

   not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

   "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature"

   Synonyms:
   extraneous, foreign, exotic, strange

   Antonyms:
   intrinsical, native, intrinsic

5. alien, exotic(verb)

   being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world

   "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"

   Synonyms:
   foreign, exotic

   Antonyms:
   intrinsical, native, intrinsic

6. alien, alienate(verb)

   transfer property or ownership

   "The will aliened the property to the heirs"

   Synonyms:
   alienate, disaffect, estrange

   Antonyms:
   native, intrinsical, intrinsic

7. estrange, alienate, alien, disaffect(verb)

   arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

   "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"

   Synonyms:
   alienate, disaffect, estrange

   Antonyms:
   native, intrinsical, intrinsic

English Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. alien(a)

   Foreign refers to difference of birth, alien to difference of allegiance. In their figurative use, that is foreign which is remote, unlike, or unconnected; that is alien which is conflicting, hostile, or opposed. Impertinent and irrelevant matters can not claim consideration in a certain connection; inappropriate matters could not properly be considered. Compare ALIEN, n.; CONTRAST, v.

   Synonyms:
   conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, distant, foreign, hostile, impertinent, inappropriate, irrelevant, opposed, remote, strange, unconnected, unlike

   Antonyms:
   akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevant

   Preposition:
   Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.

2. alien(n)

   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:
   foreigner, stranger

   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 Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. alien

   Synonyms:
   foreign, strange, undomesticated, inappropriate, irrelevant, impertinent

   Antonyms:
   pertinent, essential, proper, appropriate, relevant, germane, akin, apropos, naturalized

Dictionary of English Synonymes(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. alien(a.)

   Synonyms:
   foreign, not native

2. alien(a.)

   Synonyms:
   estranged, differing, remote, unallied, separated, unconnected

3. alien(n.)

   Synonyms:
   foreigner, stranger

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. alien(a)

   Synonyms:
   foreign, adverse, inconsistent, unallied, incongruous remote

2. alien(n)

   Synonyms:
   foreigner

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "alien":

   exotic, foreign, foreigner, extraterrestrial, aliens, non-native, stranger, foreigners, strange, non-citizen, abroad, non-national, étranger, 'étranger, extraneous, outlander, outsider

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1. David Duchovny:

   He's a guy, at the age that he is, without a job, he's gone through [what's akin to] a divorce, or at least a separation. It doesn't have to do with the nonfulfillment of the [2012 alien] prophecy. I think he's got more human things that are depressing him. And I'm not agreeing that he may be depressed. I think that's a false diagnosis.

2. Terence:

   I am a man: I hold that nothing human is alien to me.

3. Jonathan Spyer:

   The( y) are almost without doubt people who want Netanyahu to be defeated, the revelations mean that V15 which, in its very style and name, comes across as an alien presence on the Israeli scene, is unlikely to have the effect that its creators desired. And that’s good for Israeli democracy, whether or not you want to see Netanyahu re-elected.

4. Donald Trump:

   In recent weeks an elderly homeless woman was allegedly beaten to death by a twice-deported illegal alien that was not supposed to be in this country, in the sanctuary city of Philadelphia, I went to school in Philadelphia, local officials released a previously deported illegal alien back onto the streets after his release. The illegal alien raped a very young child. I won't even tell you how old this child was.

5. Kirstjen Nielsen:

   Those who criticize the enforcement of our laws have offered only one countermeasure : open borders, the quick release of all illegal alien families and the decision not to enforce our laws, this policy would be disastrous.

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