Until now, no one has ever seen a Martian.
Source: tatoeba (660400)
Martian
/ˈmɑːʃən/
Synonyms for "martian" (13 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (3)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Related words (6)
Noun(5 words)
Adverb(1 words)
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Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: alien, astronaut, extraterrestrial, extraterrestrial from mars, marciano.
- Sentence evidence is available for martian, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "martian".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "martian"
Keep "martian" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "martian" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "martian", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "martian" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesalien beingcosmicextraterrestrialimaginary beingimaginary creatureinhabitantplanetaryplanetary residentresident
More specific
6 entriesMars colonistMars settlerMartian atmosphereMartian creatureMartian geologyMartian life form
Collocations
10 entriesMartian atmosphereMartian climateMartian geologyMartian missionsMartian soilMartian surfacemartian crustmartian daymartian meteoritemartian rover
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
8 entriesTranslations
121 translations across 43 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- مِرِّيخِيّ adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- مَرِيخِيّ noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Belarusian
3 entries- марсія́нскі adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- марсія́нка noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- марсія́нін noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Breton
2 entries- meurzhek adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- Meurzhiad noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Bulgarian
1 entries- марсианец noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Catalan
3 entries- marcià adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- marciana noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- marcià noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 火星的 adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- 火星人 noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Cornish
1 entries- meurthek adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
Czech
1 entries- Marťan noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Danish
3 entries- marsbo noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- marsboer noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- marsmand noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Dutch
4 entries- Mars- adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- Martiaans adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- van Mars adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- marsmannetje noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Esperanto
3 entries- marsa adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- marsanino noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- marsano noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Finnish
2 entries- marsilainen adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- marsilainen noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
French
4 entries- martien adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- martienne adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- Martien noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- Martienne noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Galician
4 entries- marciana adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- marciano adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- marciana noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- marciano noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
German
4 entries- Mars- adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- marsianisch adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- Marsbewohner noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- Marsbewohnerin noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Greek
4 entries- αρειανή adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- αρειανό adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- αρειανός adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- Αρειανή noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Hebrew
2 entries- מאדימי adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- מאדימי noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Hungarian
4 entries- Mars-lakó adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- marsbéli adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- marsi adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- marslakó adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
Icelandic
1 entries- marsbúi noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Irish
3 entries- Marsa adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- Marsach adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- Marsach noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Italian
4 entries- marziana adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- marziano adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- marziana noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- marziano noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Japanese
2 entries- 火星の… adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- 火星人 noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Kazakh
2 entries- марстағы adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- марстағы noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Korean
2 entries- 화성의⋯ adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- 화성인 noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Latin
3 entries- Mārtiāna adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- Mārtiānum adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- Mārtiānus adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
Macedonian
3 entries- марсовски adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- Марсовец noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- Марсовка noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Middle English
1 entries- marcyan adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- marsboer noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- marsbuer noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- Mars-buar noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- marsbuar noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Occitan
1 entries- marsian adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
Persian
3 entries- بهرامی adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- مریخی adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- مریخی noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Polish
3 entries- marsjański adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- Marsjanin noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- Marsjanka noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Portuguese
3 entries- marciano adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- marciana noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- marciano noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Romanian
1 entries- marțian adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
Romansch
1 entries- Marsian noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Russian
3 entries- марсиа́нский adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- марсиа́нин noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- марсиа́нка noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- mȁrsovskī adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- ма̏рсовскӣ adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- Марсовац noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- Марсовка noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Slovak
2 entries- marťan noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- marťanka noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Spanish
3 entries- marciano adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- marciana noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- marciano noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Swedish
3 entries- marsiansk adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- marsian noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- marsmänniska noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Ukrainian
4 entries- марсіа́нський adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- марсія́нський adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- марсіа́нин noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
- марсіа́нка noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Urdu
2 entries- مِرِّیخی adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- مِرِّیخی noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Welsh
2 entries- Mawrthaidd adj (of or relating to the planet Mars)
- Mawrthiad noun (inhabitant of the planet Mars)
Sample sentences
30 total sentences available.
Someday someone will stand on the Martian landscape and take a picture of Earth in the night sky.
Source: tatoeba (669994)
The Martian red desert stretched beyond and around me as I was wearing a spacesuit with oxygen tanks. The air outside was thinner, of course, than the Earth's. There was some breeze that would otherwise blow tumbleweeds on Earth's own deserts.
Source: tatoeba (1468886)
Barsoom was the biggest Martian town. It had the fanciest saloon. It was the Wild, Wild Red.
Source: tatoeba (1468892)
Showing 4 of 30 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "martian"?
Closest matches include alien, astronaut, extraterrestrial, extraterrestrial from mars, marciano.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "martian"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.