Alien and Familiar

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Alien

Alien adjective - Being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's own.
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Familiar is an antonym for alien in foreign topic.
Nearby Words: alienate, alienation, alienated, aliened, alienist

Familiar

Familiar adjective - Closely acquainted.
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Alien is an antonym for familiar in common topic.
Nearby Words: familiarity, familiarize, familiarise, familiarized, familiarization
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  • Synopsis: What happens when a man is thrust into a world that is both familiar and alien to him, equipped with the most powerful tool in the universe?
    Source: Fanfic Recs / Young Justice
  • Starfish Aliens Strata references this - though the protagonist's Kung and Shand alien friends are civilized, and can speak English, they are still alien no matter how familiar they look.
    Source: Starfish Aliens
  • Literature / The War of the Worlds Technology Marches On, however, and anyone familiar with today's biology-inspired robots (including robotic spiders) will find these alien devices far more familiar.
    Source: Literature / The War of the Worlds
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