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Outsider

One not belonging to the concern, institution, party, etc., spoken of; one disconnected in interest or feeling.

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Alien 76% connected

Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; as, alien subjects, enemies, property, shore…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Contestant 76% connected

One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one who claims that which has been awarded to another.

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Stranger 76% connected

One who is strange, foreign, or unknown.

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Unknown 76% connected

Not known; not apprehended.

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Transalpine 76% connected

Being on the farther side of the Alps in regard to Rome, that is, on the north or west side of the Alps; of or pertaining to the region or the people…

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Foreigner 92% connected

A person belonging to or owning allegiance to a foreign country; one not native in the country or jurisdiction under consideration, or not naturalize…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Aridity noun · 78% connection

Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness of style or feeling; spiritual drought.

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Borrowed capital noun · 78% connection

capital which the business borrows from institutions or people; includes various debentures.; "Capital contributed by the owner or ent…

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Broken verb · 78% connection

Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at…

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Business noun · 78% connection

That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether f…

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Care noun · 78% connection

a cause for feeling concern; "his major care was the illness of his wife"

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Caring adjective · 78% connection

feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; "caring friends"

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Caucus noun · 78% connection

A meeting, especially a preliminary meeting, of persons belonging to a party, to nominate candidates for public office, or to select d…

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Charity noun · 78% connection

A charitable institution, or a gift to create and support such an institution; as, Lady Margaret's charity.

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Concern noun · 78% connection

a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"

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Concerning noun · 78% connection

That in which one is concerned or interested; concern; affair; interest.

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Coupon noun · 78% connection

A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.), given for a term of years, designe…

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Demurrer noun · 78% connection

A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter alle…

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Disinterested adjective · 78% connection

Not influenced by regard to personal interest or advantage; free from selfish motive; having no relation of interest or feeling; not b…

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Equal adjective · 78% connection

Of the same interest or concern; indifferent.

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Friend noun · 78% connection

One who looks propitiously on a cause, an institution, a project, and the like; a favorer; a promoter; as, a friend to commerce, to po…

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Impression noun · 78% connection

Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence, interest, concern.

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Institution noun · 78% connection

An established or organized society or corporation; an establishment, especially of a public character, or affecting a community; a fo…

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Interest noun · 78% connection

To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject di…

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