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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
Matched Categories
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?
That's where it might make a difference when we look at exoplanets. We would want to consider that the pigments on an alien planet might be different than what we have on modern Earth, and if the Purple Earth hypothesis was correct and there was a dominance of purple organisms in the early Earth, then we might be able to find another planet that's at an earlier stage of evolution of the planet, where the purple pigments might have dominated.
Just recently, Mecklenburg Countyset free an illegal alien charged with first-degree rape and crimes against a child, support for sanctuary cities is disloyalty to American cities -- and McCready wants sanctuary cities, with all of their protections for people who are serious criminals. Tomorrow is your chance to send a clear message to the America-hating left.
These prehistoric ecosystems are not as alien as once thought, and are... eerily familiar in composition to those of today.
In the Warrant Service Officer( WSO) program, as it is called, sheriffs deputies would receive one day of training. Unlike the more involved 287( g) ICE program, deputies would not interview a detainee to ascertain his or her citizenship and immigration status. Instead, they essentially would file a federal warrant, directing the local jail to hold a criminal alien for 48 hours after the scheduled release until an ICE agent shows up to take custody. It is cheaper and may allow sheriffs to act without violating sanctuary laws. Expect blowback and scrutiny from opponents. This program is just the latest scheme by ICE to enlist local police in its abusive deportation agenda, the agency explicitly aims to subvert the will of local communities that have passed ordinances to prevent exactly this kind of cooperation between police and ICE.
It’s troubling for us because here’s a criminal alien, somebody that we can use our unique authorities to not only remove them from the community.
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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