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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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Harris also shows us the burn scars that ripple up Racine’s arm and across Anaia’s face, textured skin that makes strangers blanch, to which Racine lashes out defensively.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

A sluggish residential real-estate market has driven desperate homeowners to ask strangers on the internet for their input.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Some passengers shared small, quadruple-occupancy cabins with strangers, complete with bunk beds reminiscent of a cut-rate youth hostel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Since hearing about the story, strangers from as far away as Germany have sent gifts, with James now inviting people to give money to charity instead.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The family may have been nice, but they were still strangers and they weren’t his mom.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman