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strangers

NOUN

person who is unfamiliar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alien foreigner guest immigrant intruder newcomer outsider visitor

STRONG

drifter interloper migrant outlander squatter transient unknown wanderer

WEAK

foreign body incomer itinerant person migratory worker new arrival out-of-stater outcomer party crasher perfect stranger uninvited person unknown person

Antonyms

STRONGEST

citizen local national native

WEAK

acquaintance friend

Example Sentences

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American investors are no strangers to this kind of changeability, either.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

As trainee doctors, they were no strangers to death, but nothing had prepared them for this.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“From family and friends to fans and complete strangers, thank you for showing up for us. Thank you for loving our family so well,” their post concluded.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

A year and a half out, it seems a million years away, and I dread the day we pass each other somewhere in the city we both still live in and pretend to be strangers.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

It was weird to think of strangers missing Mom.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn