Stranger synonyms | Best 69 synonyms for stranger

outsider

One not a member of or in sympathy with a given group

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unknown person

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foreigner

One who is from outside a particular group or community; an outsider.

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itinerant

One who travels from place to place.

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visitor

Someone who pays a visit to a specific place or event; a sightseer or tourist.

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new arrival

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acquaintance (antonym)

(Uncountable) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy

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transient

The definition of a transient is someone who is just passing through somewhere or isn't staying long.

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madman (related)

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complete stranger

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new boy in town

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newcomer

A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.

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young-man (related)

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rarer

Infrequently occurring; uncommon:

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weirder

Strikingly odd or unusual, especially in an unsettling way; strange:

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curiouser

Fuller

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quainter

Singular; unusual; curious

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remoter

Hidden away; secluded:

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familiar (antonym)

(Folklore) A spirit or demon constantly attending someone and typically dwelling within, or taking the form of, an animal; also, the animal within which such a spirit or demon dwells

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kookier

Characteristic of a kook; strange or crazy.

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newer

Additional; recently discovered.

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queerer

Odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric:

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odder

Strange, unusual.

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commoner (antonym)

Of no special quality; standard:

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out-of-stater

A legal resident of one state who lives for a period of time in another state in order to attend school, for example.

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new girl in town

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intruder

Someone who intrudes.

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new kid in town

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drifter

(Automotive) A driver who uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to slide or power slide rather than drive in line with the tires.

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stranger within the gates

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outlander

A stranger or outsider.

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eerier

Mysterious, uncanny, or weird, esp. in such a way as to frighten or disturb

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passer-by (related)

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alien (related)

(Ecology) An organism, especially a plant or animal, that occurs in or is naturalized in a region to which it is not native.

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native (antonym)

An original or indigenous inhabitant of a region, as distinguished from an invader, explorer, colonist, etc.

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quirkier

Given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a somewhat silly, awkward manner, potentially cute.

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passerby (related)

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tramp (related)

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man (related)

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beggar (related)

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him (related)

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out-of-towner

Used to characterize someone as not from the vicinity.

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migrant

Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.

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uninvited person

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unknown

(Mathematics) A quantity of unknown numerical value.

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floater

An insurance policy covering movable property irrespective of its location at the time of loss

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not one of us

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crasher

One who crashes.

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inhabitant (antonym)

One that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident:

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citizen (antonym)

A person who, due to place of birth, naturalization, or other reasons (for example, citizenship of parents) is a member of a political community or of a civil state, such as a country or state, and is entitled to all the civil rights and protections thereof and owes allegiance to its government. See also naturalization and resident.

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acquaintance. See syn. study at alien.alien (antonym)

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novice

A person new to a particular occupation, activity, etc.; apprentice; beginner; tyro

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friend (antonym)

Friend is defined as a person that you are fond of, with whom you talk or spend time.

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local (antonym)

(Rail transport) A train that stops at all, or almost all, stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.

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funnier

Causing laughter or amusement:

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crankier

Odd; eccentric

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older (antonym)

Former, previous.

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a-man (related)

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perfect stranger

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immigrant

A plant or animal that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist.

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interloper

(Archaic) An unauthorized trading vessel in areas assigned to monopolies or chartered companies

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squatter

(Informal) A kind of Asian toilet where the user squats instead of sitting.

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gate-crasher

The definition of a gate crasher is a person who attends some event or social affair without being invited or without having proper credentials (like a ticket) to get in.

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party crasher

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guest

Any paying customer of a hotel, restaurant, etc.

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nonresident

One who is not a resident; an alien; a foreigner

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freakier

Strange or unusual; freakish.

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unfriendlier

Not friendly or kind

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Ã©migrÃ©

A person coming from another country or into a new community

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