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Synonyms for alien
ˈeɪl yən, ˈeɪ li ənalien
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
alienadjective
Foreign refers to difference of birth, alien to difference of allegiance. In their figurative use, that is foreign which is remote, unlike, or unconnected; that is alien which is conflicting, hostile, or opposed. Impertinent and irrelevant matters can not claim consideration in a certain connection; inappropriate matters could not properly be considered. Compare ALIEN, n.; CONTRAST, v.
Synonyms:
conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, distant, foreign, hostile, impertinent, inappropriate, irrelevant, opposed, remote, strange, unconnected, unlikeAntonyms:
akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevantPreposition:
Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.aliennoun
A naturalized citizen is not an alien, though a foreigner by birth, and perhaps a stranger in the place where he resides. A person of foreign birth not naturalized is an alien, though he may have been resident in the country a large part of a lifetime, and ceased to be a stranger to its people or institutions. He is an alien in one country if his allegiance is to another. The people of any country still residing in their own land are, strictly speaking, foreigners to the people of all other countries, rather than aliens; but alien and foreigner are often used synonymously.
Antonyms:
citizen, countryman, fellow-countryman, native, native-born inhabitant, naturalized personPreposition:
Aliens to (more rarely from) our nation and laws; aliens in our land, among our people.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
alien
Synonyms:
foreign, strange, undomesticated, inappropriate, irrelevant, impertinentAntonyms:
pertinent, essential, proper, appropriate, relevant, germane, akin, apropos, naturalized
Princeton's WordNet
foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlandernoun
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
Synonyms:
unknown, extraterrestrial, stranger, foreigner, outsider, noncitizen, outlander, extraterrestrial beingAntonyms:
native, intrinsic, intrinsicalstranger, alien, unknownnoun
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
Synonyms:
unknown region, extraterrestrial, stranger, unknown, terra incognita, unknown quantity, noncitizen, outlander, extraterrestrial being, foreignerAntonyms:
intrinsic, native, intrinsicalextraterrestrial being, extraterrestrial, alienadjective
a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
Synonyms:
unknown, stranger, extraterrestrial, noncitizen, outlander, extraterrestrial being, foreignerAntonyms:
native, intrinsical, intrinsicalien, foreignadjective
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
"an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature"
Synonyms:
extraneous, foreign, exotic, strangeAntonyms:
intrinsical, native, intrinsicalien, exoticverb
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
"alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"
Antonyms:
intrinsical, native, intrinsicalien, alienateverb
transfer property or ownership
"The will aliened the property to the heirs"
Synonyms:
alienate, disaffect, estrangeAntonyms:
native, intrinsical, intrinsicestrange, alienate, alien, disaffectverb
arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
"She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"
Synonyms:
alienate, disaffect, estrangeAntonyms:
native, intrinsical, intrinsic
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
alienadjective
Synonyms:
foreign, not nativealienadjective
Synonyms:
estranged, differing, remote, unallied, separated, unconnectedaliennoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
alienadjective
Synonyms:
foreign, adverse, inconsistent, unallied, incongruous remotealiennoun
Synonyms:
foreigner
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "alien":
exotic, foreign, foreigner, extraterrestrial, aliens, non-native, stranger, foreigners, strange, non-citizen, abroad, non-national, étranger, 'étranger, extraneous, outlander, outsider
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1188 | foreign | |
#1639 | remote | |
#1702 | unknown | |
#3929 | strange | |
#4605 | abroad | |
#5096 | unlike | |
#5966 | alien | |
#6114 | opposed | |
#6251 | exotic | |
#6811 | contrary | |
#7392 | inappropriate | |
#9085 | distant | |
#9366 | stranger | |
#10559 | aliens | |
#12170 | hostile | |
#13150 | irrelevant | |
#15258 | conflicting | |
#15919 | foreigners | |
#22335 | contradictory | |
#24120 | outsider | |
#27320 | foreigner | |
#33316 | contrasted | |
#36762 | extraneous | |
#38645 | extraterrestrial | |
#48126 | alienate | |
#52578 | unconnected | |
#57491 | outlander | |
#109233 | impertinent | |
#144137 | estrange | |
#156380 | noncitizen | |
#197377 | etranger |
How to use alien in a sentence?
Now we're being policed by what seems like an alien force, huge gaffe on New Year's Eve.
I'm about to show the world how little I know about Will Smith, what you've come to understand as Will Smith, the alien-annihilating MC, bigger-than-life movie star, is largely a construction, a carefully crafted and honed character designed to protect myself to hide myself from the world -- to hide the coward.
No element has been introduced that's alien, the whole building fully belongs to its setting.
Language has power. And I think we saw that in the Trump administration, how it used dehumanizing terms and how it debased language and in turn debased people, if you call them' alien,' of course you're going to put them in jail, of course you're going to lock them up, of course you're not going to care that you're separating little kids from their parents.
Every time an alien votes, it cancels out the vote of a U.S. citizen. That's real disenfranchisement, it's happening every election and it's happening in every state.
Translations for alien
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- أجنبي, غريبArabic
- чуждестранен, извънземен, чужденец, чужд, чужденкаBulgarian
- forastera, estranya, extraterrestre, estrany, foraster, aliéCatalan, Valencian
- cizinec, mimozemšťanCzech
- rumvæsenDanish
- Außerirdischer, außerirdisch, fremd, Fremde, Ausländer, Fremder, Ausländerin, Außerirdische, fremdartig, FremdlingGerman
- εξωγήινος, ξένοςGreek
- fremda, alilandanoEsperanto
- desconocido, extranjera, desconocida, extranjero, extraterrestre, alienígenaSpanish
- خارجیPersian
- vieras, muukalainen, ulkomaalainen, vierasmaalainenFinnish
- étranger, étrangère, extraterrestre, gamienFrench
- eachtránIrish
- coigreach, coimheach, GallScottish Gaelic
- estraño, estranxeiro, extraterrestreGalician
- חייזר, זָר, חוצןHebrew
- अन्यदेशीय, अजनबी, विदेशीHindi
- idegen, földönkívüliHungarian
- օտար, այլմոլորակայինArmenian
- asingIndonesian
- alieno, straniero, forestiero, extraterrestreItalian
- חייזרHebrew
- 宇宙人, 異国人, 異邦人, 外国人, 外人, 異星人Japanese
- ಅನ್ಯಲೋಕದKannada
- 외국인, 外国人, 異国人, 宇宙人, 이국인, 우주인Korean
- alienaLatin
- buitenlander, buitenaards, allochtoon, vluchteling, vreemdelingDutch
- romvesen, utenomjordiskNorwegian
- yótʼááh dineʼé dootłʼizhígííNavajo, Navaho
- obcy, ufoludek, zielony ludzik, istota pozaziemska, kosmita, cudzoziemiec, obcokrajowiecPolish
- alienígena, extraterrestre, estranho, estrangeiroPortuguese
- alienă, extraterestru, străin, alien, străinăRomanian
- чужак, незнакомец, незнакомка, иностранец, чужеземец, инопланетяне, пришелец, посторонний, инородец, инопланетянин, инопланетянкаRussian
- vanzemaljac, izvanzemaljacSerbo-Croatian
- huaj, jashtëtokësorAlbanian
- utomjordling, utomjording, främlingSwedish
- அன்னியTamil
- గ్రహాంతరTelugu
- ฝรั่งThai
- yabancı, ecnebi, uzaylıTurkish
- інопланетянинUkrainian
- اجنبیUrdu
- người nước ngoài, người ngoại quốcVietnamese
- פרעמדYiddish
- 外侨Chinese
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