perfect strangers
Entirely unfamiliar people
Perfect strangers are people who have never met and know nothing about each other—complete strangers, with *perfect* emphasizing the totality of unfamiliarity.
The phrase often highlights the surprising intimacy or trust extended to unknown people: She told her life story to perfect strangers on the train.
It can also underscore how little connection exists: We're perfect strangers—why would I lend you money?
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- unfamiliarityLack of prior knowledge
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- chance encounterUnintended crossing of paths
- unknownNot yet discovered
individuals · serendipity · mystery · outsider · unacquainted · misunderstanding · foreigners · trope · meetings · curiosity · first impression · romance · empathy · social anxiety · handshake · introductions · trust · conversation
perfect strangersclose friends
Deeply bonded companions
best friends · old friends · lifelong friends · bosom buddies · childhood friends
perfect strangersfamily
Related people together
loved ones · nearest and dearest · flesh and blood · immediate family · inner circle
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