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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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Children as young as five are at risk of being contacted by strangers and pressured into spending money on Roblox, campaigners have claimed in a complaint to US regulators.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

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

They would render some parents legal strangers to the children they are already raising, potentially leaving those kids without recognized parents at all.

From Slate • May 13, 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

Lemuel knew Lyman, his wife and daughter; but the rest of the company were strangers, including Mr. Calvin Brown, Mrs. Leah Fish, her daughter Lizzie, and Mrs. Fox with her daughter Kate.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock