Synonyms for foreign
ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr-for·eign

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1. foreignadjective

   Antonyms:
   indigenous, native, domestic

2. foreignadjective

   foreigner

   There are many more foreign students in Europe since the Erasmus scheme started.

   Synonyms:
   overseas, international

   Antonyms:
   indigenous, native, domestic

3. foreignadjective

   belonging to a different culture.

   Eating with chopsticks was a foreign concept to him.

   Synonyms:
   fremd, alien

   Antonyms:
   indigenous, native, domestic

4. foreignadjective

   Of an object, etc, in a place where it does not belong.

   foreign body

   Synonyms:
   extraneous

   Antonyms:
   indigenous, domestic, native

5. foreignadjective

   Antonyms:
   domestic, native, indigenous

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1. foreignadjective

   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.

   Synonyms:
   alien, alien, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasted, distant, hostile, impertinent, inappropriate, irrelevant, opposed, remote, strange, unconnected, unlike

   Antonyms:
   akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevant

   Preposition:
   Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.

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1. foreign

   Synonyms:
   strange, exotic, outlandish, alien, irrelevant, extraneous

   Antonyms:
   domestic, native, congenial, pertinent, germane

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1. foreignadjective

   of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

   "foreign trade"; "a foreign office"

   Synonyms:
   extraneous, strange, alien

   Antonyms:
   homegrown, home(a), interior(a), purifying, autochthonous, intrinsical, native-born, domestic, national, autochthonic, native, municipal, indigenous, endemic, internal, intrinsic, autochthonal

2. foreign, strangeadjective

   relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world

   "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"

   Synonyms:
   extraneous, strange, unknown, unusual, alien

   Antonyms:
   internal, indigenous, homegrown, autochthonic, native, endemic, domestic, home(a), purifying, autochthonous, intrinsic, native-born, autochthonal, intrinsical, national, interior(a), municipal

3. alien, foreignadjective

   not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

   "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature"

   Synonyms:
   extraneous, exotic, alien, strange

   Antonyms:
   internal, domestic, autochthonic, purifying, national, native, interior(a), municipal, indigenous, home(a), intrinsical, autochthonal, endemic, intrinsic, autochthonous, homegrown, native-born

4. extraneous, foreignadjective

   not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source

   "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"

   Synonyms:
   immaterial, strange, impertinent, orthogonal, alien, external, outside, extraneous

   Antonyms:
   domestic, endemic, native-born, national, intrinsical, home(a), homegrown, autochthonous, purifying, interior(a), intrinsic, autochthonic, internal, native, municipal, autochthonal, indigenous

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. foreignadjective

   Synonyms:
   alien, outlandish, exotic, not native, not domestic, from abroad

2. foreignadjective

   Synonyms:
   remote, not allied, not pertinent, not appropriate, not congenial, not connected, not belonging

3. foreignadjective

   Synonyms:
   extraneous, extrinsic, adventitious

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1. foreignadjective

   Synonyms:
   alien, extraneous, exotic, peregrine, remote, adventitious, inappropriate

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1. List of paraphrases for "foreign":

   external, foreigners, alien, aliens, overseas, foreigner, outer, diplomatic, stranger, outside, abroad, state, diplomacy, exterior, étrangers, expatriate, outdoor, strangers, outboard, foreign-owned, exteriores, offshore, etrangères, foreign-based, extraneous, inward, non-canadian, international, non-national, field, outlander, outward, non-citizens, foreign-funded, estero

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How to use foreign in a sentence?

1. Democratic Commissioner Ellen Weintraub:

   Imagine, for example, a foreign billionaire who was dissatisfied with U.S. immigration policy and decided to try to change it more to his own liking, one statewide ballot measure at a time.

2. State Mike Pompeo:

   I always think about these meetings the right answer is to make sure we have the same message coming out of it, i am confident that when State Mike Pompeo hear the other six foreign ministers speak, they will have a common understanding of what we talked about today.

3. Jeremie Waterman:

   We hope the State Council's April decision ... will allow qualified foreign electronic payments firms to set up bank clearing operations in the near future - even as we are receiving reports that Chinese regulators may award new licences only to those foreign companies that partner with domestic companies.

4. Donald Trump:

   When the New York Times says, from his top adviser and a couple of others, he's essentially incapable of learning foreign policy, I mean that's pretty sad.

5. Alex Stamos:

   With or without foreign interference, our democracy is moving in a dangerous path where billionaires on both sides are investing in huge data operations, in manipulating individuals across the country through online ads.