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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

A mother of three boys with complex needs has been left "speechless" after a group of kind strangers banded together to transform her home in just 48 hours.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The first impression he makes is off the charts, which piques the curiosity of strangers wanting to learn more.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 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

That was embarrassing enough, but now his friendliness was going to encourage these strangers to stick around.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz