STRANGERS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

strangers

noun

plural of stranger

as in foreigners

a person who is not native to or known to a community the people of the island are quick to make strangers feel at home

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Recent Examples of strangers What strikes him is that the app users aren't always strangers lurking in the dark corners of the web. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Nolan’s father, Elmore Wonsley said his grieving family has also received online attacks — including a sudden barrage of negative reviews against his wife, a nurse practitioner, and vitriol from strangers. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Stop moving and a horde of desperate, violent strangers sprint from the woods to try to steal their car. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Stuff your knowledge of placentas and sour nursing pads down strangers’ throats. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 The film leans on the cafe’s constant churn of strangers coming and going to draw out each character’s voice, temperament and quirks at a brisk clip. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 Most of us would rather be visiting with family and friends instead of total strangers. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026 Erica Boothby and colleagues named this the liking gap, and found it among strangers in the lab, first-year students in dorms, and adults in public workshops. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 When wildfire smoke changed the plans, Patricia Robinson and two strangers decided to drive the rest of the way to her celebration. — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2026

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Flores had captained one of two Ecuadorian fishing crews who say their boats were sunk in an unexplained attack involving small, explosive-laden rotor drones launched by armed foreigners in March.

— Michael Rios, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
The president also has deflected criticism of their impact on consumer prices by claiming erroneously that foreigners pay for them.

— Kent Jones, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

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