What is another word for alien to?

Pronunciation: [ˈe͡ɪli͡ən tuː] (IPA)

The phrase "alien to" refers to something that is unfamiliar, strange, or incompatible. There are several synonyms for this phrase such as foreign to, unknown to, unfamiliar to, unaccustomed to, apart from, different than, detached from, estranged from, removed from, and unconnected to. These synonyms convey a sense of distance, separation, or disassociation. For example, a new idea may be alien to some people because it is unfamiliar to them, while a person may feel estranged or removed from a community that is different than their own. Using these synonyms can help to convey a sense of otherness or contrast when describing a situation, idea, or experience.

Synonyms for Alien to:

  • adj.

    outward

What are the hypernyms for Alien to?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Alien to

  • What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death?
    James Cameron
  • The idea of 'machine assemblage' is, especially, very alien to my sensibility, since it suggests a relative indifference of the strata to one another during the process of construction.
    Brian Ferneyhough
  • If a song's about something I've experienced or that could've happened to me it's good. But if it's alien to me, I couldn't lend anything to it. Because that's what soul is all about.
    Aretha Franklin
  • Never the less, it is no light thing to enter into a profession absolutely foreign and alien to the people among which one's lot is cast; a profession which seems as dim and faraway and unreal as the shores of Europe.
    Robert E. Howard
  • I think I would not be described as a character actor in that I don't take on characteristics which are very alien to me.
    Jeremy Irons

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