stranger Synonyms
Another word for stranger
• noun (Context 1)
A person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar.
"Parents often teach young children not to accept rides or gifts from a unknown."
• noun (Context 2)
A person who is in a place or group that they have not visited or belonged to before; a newcomer or outsider.
"As a newcomer in the small coastal village, he drew curious glances from the local shopkeepers."
• adjective (Context 3)
More unusual, surprising, or difficult to understand or explain; comparative form of strange.
"The truth behind the disappearance turned out to be far weirder than any of the rumors."
• noun (Context 4)
A person who is completely unaccustomed to or inexperienced in a particular activity, feeling, or situation (usually followed by 'to').
"Having grown up on a working farm, she was no novice to hard physical labor."
Opposites of stranger
The opposite of stranger shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: