STRANGER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for STRANGER?

Need another word that means the same as “stranger”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “stranger” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Stranger” are: alien, unknown, unknown person, newcomer, incomer, unpractised in, unversed in

Stranger as a Noun

Definitions of "Stranger" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stranger” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person entirely unaccustomed to (a feeling, experience, or situation.
• A person who does not know, or is not known in, a particular place or community.
• Anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found.
• An individual that one is not acquainted with.
• A person who is not a member or official of the House of Commons.
• A person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar.

Synonyms of "Stranger" as a noun (7 Words)

alien	A plant or animal species originally introduced from another country and later naturalized. She discovers that the alien s spaceship has crashed.
incomer	A person who has come to live in an area in which they have not grown up, especially in a close-knit rural community. An English incomer to Orkney.
newcomer	A person who has recently arrived in a place. A newcomer to federal politics.
unknown	An unknown person or thing. She is a relative unknown.
unknown person	Anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found.
unpractised in	A rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite.
unversed in	A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot.

Usage Examples of "Stranger" as a noun

• Don't talk to strangers.
• He must have been a stranger to the village.
• He is no stranger to controversy.
• She remained a stranger to him.
• I'm a stranger in these parts.

Associations of "Stranger" (30 Words)

alien	Supposedly from another world; extraterrestrial. Principles that are alien to them.
ambassador	An accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country. An ambassador of good will.
barbarian	Relating to ancient barbarians. The city was besieged by the barbarians.
consul	A diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country. The British consul in Israel.
customs	The place at a port, airport, or frontier where officials check incoming goods, travellers, or luggage. We were through customs with a minimum of formalities.
dignitary	A person considered to be important because of high rank or office. I presented bouquets to visiting dignitaries at my prep school.
diplomacy	Wisdom in the management of public affairs. With perfect diplomacy he divided his attention between Meryl and Anthea.
diplomat	A person who can deal with others in a sensitive and tactful way.
diplomatic	Relating to or characteristic of diplomacy. Diplomatic relations with Britain were broken.
diplomatist	An official engaged in international negotiations.
dissimilar	Marked by dissimilarity. Their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own.
embassy	The staff working in an embassy. The embassy denied any involvement in the murder.
emigrate	Leave one’s country of residence for a new one. Rose s parents emigrated to Australia.
emigration	Migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another. Mass emigration from Ireland to the United States.
exotic	An exotic plant or animal. An exotic hair style.
expatriate	A person who lives outside their native country. Money found to have been expatriated to Singapore banks.
extraneous	Not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source. The ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play.
extrinsic	Not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside. That style is something extrinsic to the subject.
foreign	Coming or introduced from outside. The mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper.
foreigner	A person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country.
frenchman	A person of French nationality.
immigration	Migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there. The increased immigration strengthened the colony.
nonnative	Not being or composed of aborigines. Our large nonnative population.
outsider	A person who does not belong to a particular organization or profession. To the outsider glitzy fashion shows may seem an outrageous extravagance.
overseas	In a place across an ocean. He lived overseas for many years.
spaniard	A native or inhabitant of Spain.
tour	Make a tour of an area. He decided to tour France.
traveler	A person who changes location.
unrelated	Not related or linked. Unrelated facts.
world	A particular period of history. It s a wonderful world.