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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They are happier here, they say, being treated "like brothers, not strangers".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Children have better outcomes when placed with family than in a foster-care system with strangers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

There we were: two strangers in Silver Lake, surrounded by furniture being sold off piece by piece, both trying to make new lives from the remains of our old ones.

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’s not like I care about the opinions of strangers.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller