Alien, a.
Synonyms:
| conflicting, | distant, | inappropriate, | strange, |
| contradictory, | foreign, | irrelevant, | unconnected, |
| contrary, | hostile, | opposed, | unlike. |
| contrasted, | impertinent, | remote, | |
Foreign refers to difference of birth, alien to difference of allegiance. In their figurative use, that is foreign which is remote, unlike, or unconnected; that is alien which is conflicting, hostile, or opposed. Impertinent and irrelevant matters can not claim consideration in a certain connection; inappropriate matters could not properly be considered. Compare ALIEN, n.; CONTRAST, v.
Antonyms:
| akin, | apropos, | germane, | proper, |
| appropriate, | essential, | pertinent, | relevant. |
Prepositions:
Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.