completely alien

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Totally unfamiliar or strange.

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Examples (10)

  • The concept of a nine-to-five job was completely alien to the nomadic tribe.
  • After growing up in the countryside, the bustling city felt completely alien to her.
  • To a classical musician, the structure of electronic dance music might seem completely alien.
  • The idea of betraying a friend for personal gain was completely alien to his character.
  • The deep-sea ecosystem, with its bizarre creatures, seems like a completely alien world.
  • He found the local customs completely alien at first, but slowly grew to understand them.
  • For my grandmother, using a tablet computer is a completely alien experience.
  • The political system of that country is built on principles completely alien to Western democracy.
  • Her way of thinking was so logical that emotional outbursts were completely alien to her.
  • Waking up in the hospital with no memory, his own reflection looked completely alien.