FOREIGNER Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

foreigner

noun

ˈfȯr-ə-nər

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as in stranger

a person who is not native to or known to a community I can tell by your accent you're a foreigner in these parts

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Recent Examples of foreigner In Japan, a gaijin (foreigner) is on their own. —

Jeremy O. Harris, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026 More than half the Jews living there during the Holocaust, however, were foreigners – including nearly 100,000 refugees who had recently fled Nazi violence. —

Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026 His tighter immigration policies have stirred plenty of debate, especially on economic grounds, in a region that’s long been a magnet for foreigners. —

Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026 The militias have also struck Iraqi government institutions, airports, hotels frequented by foreigners, and energy infrastructure. —

Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreigner

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stranger

Noun

The video shows a man wearing a black hoodie standing behind a stranger who was on his phone.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
In 2017, Matthew Herrick sued the dating app Grindr after his ex-boyfriend used fake profiles to harass Herrick and send hundreds of strangers to his home.

— Shannon Bond, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026