45 Synonyms & Antonyms For ALIEN

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Definitions alien [eyl-yuhn, ey-lee-uhn] / ˈeɪl yən, ˈeɪ li ən / ADJECTIVE foreign Synonyms STRONGEST exotic incongruous unusual STRONG conflicting contrary estranged opposed remote separate WEAK extraneous extrinsic inappropriate incompatible Antonyms STRONGEST familiar normal usual STRONG harmonious WEAK akin appropriate native proper NOUN (offensive) foreign person Synonyms STRONGEST foreigner immigrant migrant outsider refugee settler stranger visitor STRONG greenhorn guest newcomer noncitizen WEAK incomer Antonyms STRONGEST local national native WEAK citizen countryman

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“My favorite is the surfing alien,” says Tom Storer, North American project director for Merlin Magic Making, the creative team behind Lego experiences.

From Los Angeles Times

They’re not eating up stars or alien ships any more than the Earth is eating up our space junk that falls from the sky.

From Literature

Her performance - complete with Bjork dressed in the entrails of a blue alien - was one of the most audacious moments of the night.

From BBC

In Teddy's mind, Michelle has assumed a powerful position on Earth, which her alien race is exploiting for its own ends.

From Barron's

But over the years, Horning’s unconventional style alienated some.

From The Wall Street Journal

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Words related to alien are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word alien. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

ceded cede deportee emigrant emigre émigré estrange expatriate exogenous exotic expellee external extraneous extrinsic foreigner foreign hostile immigrants imported incongruous incongruent interloper invaders invader newcomer otherworldly out of this world outer outlander outlandish outsider outside refugee refugees remote remote repugnant resentful space being strange stranger strangers supernatural being transmigrant unaccustomed uncharted unfamiliar unfriendly unknown

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