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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strangers

Since learning to play in 2023, the boys have been no strangers to the world of competitive Pokémon.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

These two strangers are both despondent and desperate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

What information can strangers find out about me at the click of a button?

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

And it is still, for me and for the strangers arriving on its shore, the difference between drowning and being born.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

A few gave curious, sidelong glances to the strangers in the hall, and their eyes grew wide at the presence of the boys, but none dared break rank to offer a greeting.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood