alien
noun
adjective
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exotic, unusual, incongruous, outsider, stranger, visitor, refugee, foreigner, migrant, intruder, immigrant, settler, conflicting, remote, separate, contrary, opposed, estranged, invader, guestExamples from the Web for alien
Contemporary Examples of alien
The idea that I might simply want to express my independent thoughts was alien to them.
A limited number of medical patients will be able to purchase “Chunky Diesel” or “Alien Dawg” for just $100.
“They treated me like an alien,” she says, explaining that North Koreans are viciously stereotyped in South Korea.
How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian StateLizzie Crocker
October 31, 2014
Last but not least, the Inhumans are a genetically advanced “inhuman race” that was formed via experimentation by the alien Kree.
Inside Marvel’s Phase 3: How ‘The Avengers’ Cross Paths with Black Panther and the New SuperheroesMarlow Stern
October 30, 2014
Or maybe we just need one of those bogus “alien invasions” that Paul Krugman is always flapping his gums about.
This One Picture of Telly Savalas Refutes All Fears That Progress Has EndedNick Gillespie
October 30, 2014
Historical Examples of alien
Let me tell you, Mr. Cross, we are really in an alien country here.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
It had carried an alien note that overcame him with instinctive fear and horror.
Salvage in SpaceJohn Stewart Williamson
They were quiet for a while, and then Marsh turned to Henry and said, "Is that alien to you?"
Changing WindsSt. John G. Ervine
At Rumpell's and at Boveyhayne he had had no sensation of alien origin.
Changing WindsSt. John G. Ervine
His sense of being an alien in Dublin had persisted all the time that he had lived there.
Changing WindsSt. John G. Ervine