| Main Entry: | alien |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foreign |
Synonyms: |
conflicting, contrary, estranged, exotic, extraneous, extrinsic, inappropriate, incompatible, incongruous, opposed, remote, separate, unusual |
Antonyms: |
akin, appropriate, native, proper |
| Main Entry: | alien |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foreign being |
Synonyms: |
blow in, floater, foreigner, greenhorn, guest, immigrant, incomer, interloper, intruder, invader, migrant, newcomer, noncitizen, outsider, refugee, settler, squatter, stranger, visitor, weed* |
Antonyms: |
citizen, countryman, national, native, settler |
| Main Entry: | alien |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
alien, alienigenate, allochthonous, exaliotriote, exceptional, excluded, extraneous, foreign, fremd, heterochthonous, inadmissible, tramontane, ulterior, ultramontane
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| Main Entry: | cede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon, surrender |
Synonyms: |
abalienate, abdicate, accord, alien, alienate, allow, capitulate, come across with, communicate, concede, convey, deed, drop, fold*, fork over, give in*, give up, grant, hand over*, leave, make over, part with, relinquish, remise, renounce, resign, sign over, throw in the sponge, throw in the towel, transfer, vouchsafe, waive, yield |
| Notes: | cede means to give over, surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another - while a seed is a small hard fruit or a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat |
Antonyms: |
defend, fight, gain, guard, take over, win |
| Main Entry: | emigrant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who leaves his or her native country |
Synonyms: |
alien, colonist, departer, displaced person, evacuee, exile, expatriate, fugitive, migrant, migrator, outcast, pilgrim, refugee, traveler, wanderer, wayfarer, émigré |
Antonyms: |
nationalist, native |
| Main Entry: | estrange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy the affections of |
Synonyms: |
alien, alienate, antagonize, break up, disaffect, disunify, disunite, divert, divide, divorce, drive apart, leave, make hostile, part, put on the outs, separate, set at odds, sever, split, sunder, turn off, wean, withdraw, withhold |
Antonyms: |
engage, marry, unite |
| Main Entry: | exotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not native or usual; mysterious |
Synonyms: |
alien, alluring, avant garde, bizarre, colorful, curious, different, enticing, external, extraneous, extraordinary, extrinsic, far out, fascinating, foreign, glamorous, imported, introduced, kinky*, outlandish, outside, peculiar, peregrine, romantic, strange, striking, unfamiliar, unusual, way out, weird* |
Antonyms: |
familiar, normal, ordinary, usual |
| Main Entry: | external |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | outside, extrinsic |
Synonyms: |
alien, apparent, exterior, extraneous, foreign, independent, out, outer, outermost, outmost, outward, over, peripheral, superficial, surface, visible |
Antonyms: |
inside, internal, intrinsic |
| Main Entry: | extraneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foreign |
Synonyms: |
adventitious, alien, exotic, external, extrinsic, out of place, strange |
Antonyms: |
national, native |
| Main Entry: | extrinsic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foreign |
Synonyms: |
acquired, alien, exotic, exterior, external, extraneous, gained, imported, outer, outside, outward, superficial |
Antonyms: |
essential, integral, interior, intrinsic, necessary |