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Synonyms for foreign
ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr-for·eign
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Wiktionary
foreignadjective
Antonyms:
indigenous, native, domesticforeignadjective
foreigner
There are many more foreign students in Europe since the Erasmus scheme started.
Synonyms:
overseas, internationalAntonyms:
indigenous, native, domesticforeignadjective
belonging to a different culture.
Eating with chopsticks was a foreign concept to him.
Antonyms:
indigenous, native, domesticforeignadjective
Of an object, etc, in a place where it does not belong.
foreign body
Synonyms:
extraneousAntonyms:
indigenous, domestic, nativeforeignadjective
Antonyms:
domestic, native, indigenous
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, unlikeAntonyms:
akin, appropriate, apropos, essential, germane, pertinent, proper, relevantPreposition:
Such a purpose was alien to (or from) my thought: to preferable.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
foreign
Synonyms:
strange, exotic, outlandish, alien, irrelevant, extraneous
Princeton's WordNet
foreignadjective
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
"foreign trade"; "a foreign office"
Synonyms:
extraneous, strange, alienAntonyms:
homegrown, home(a), interior(a), purifying, autochthonous, intrinsical, native-born, domestic, national, autochthonic, native, municipal, indigenous, endemic, internal, intrinsic, autochthonalforeign, 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, alienAntonyms:
internal, indigenous, homegrown, autochthonic, native, endemic, domestic, home(a), purifying, autochthonous, intrinsic, native-born, autochthonal, intrinsical, national, interior(a), municipalalien, 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, strangeAntonyms:
internal, domestic, autochthonic, purifying, national, native, interior(a), municipal, indigenous, home(a), intrinsical, autochthonal, endemic, intrinsic, autochthonous, homegrown, native-bornextraneous, 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, extraneousAntonyms:
domestic, endemic, native-born, national, intrinsical, home(a), homegrown, autochthonous, purifying, interior(a), intrinsic, autochthonic, internal, native, municipal, autochthonal, indigenous
Dictionary of English Synonymes
foreignadjective
Synonyms:
alien, outlandish, exotic, not native, not domestic, from abroadforeignadjective
Synonyms:
remote, not allied, not pertinent, not appropriate, not congenial, not connected, not belongingforeignadjective
Synonyms:
extraneous, extrinsic, adventitious
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
foreignadjective
Synonyms:
alien, extraneous, exotic, peregrine, remote, adventitious, inappropriate
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#111 | state | |
#215 | international | |
#574 | field | |
#1188 | foreign | |
#1190 | outside | |
#1542 | outdoor | |
#1639 | remote | |
#1642 | external | |
#1702 | unknown | |
#3929 | strange | |
#4605 | abroad | |
#4624 | overseas | |
#5096 | unlike | |
#5261 | unusual | |
#5647 | outer | |
#5966 | alien | |
#6114 | opposed | |
#6251 | exotic | |
#6314 | offshore | |
#6518 | exterior | |
#6811 | contrary | |
#7392 | inappropriate | |
#9085 | distant | |
#9366 | stranger | |
#10559 | aliens | |
#12170 | hostile | |
#12178 | diplomatic | |
#13150 | irrelevant | |
#13373 | strangers | |
#15258 | conflicting | |
#15916 | diplomacy | |
#15919 | foreigners | |
#16784 | outward | |
#19881 | inward | |
#21565 | outboard | |
#22335 | contradictory | |
#22412 | orthogonal | |
#27320 | foreigner | |
#30867 | expatriate | |
#33316 | contrasted | |
#36762 | extraneous | |
#41631 | immaterial | |
#45805 | outlandish | |
#52578 | unconnected | |
#53992 | estero | |
#57491 | outlander | |
#109233 | impertinent | |
#165348 | exteriores | |
#242521 | fremd |
How to use foreign in a sentence?
A new list of donors to the Bill, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton Foundation shows a marked surge in donations and the numbers of contributors to the family charity in the first half of this year -- at the same time that Hillary Rodham Clinton ramped up Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign for the presidency …. The foundation’s latest list shows that even as Hillary Clinton began campaigning and attending lucrative fundraisers in advance of the 2016 race, some of Hillary Clinton top political supporters were increasing their donations to the Hillary Clinton Foundation, as were numerous corporations and foreign governments with interests before the U.S. government.
The Turkish economy is sort of a bubble. It's living off foreign capital being pumped in, which has made it possible for people to borrow and consume, the savings rate in Turkey is extremely low. You're totally dependent on inflows of foreign capital, which has sustained consumption and it has sustained this construction boom.
The President should not have raised the Hunter Biden in Ukraine issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an investigation of a political opponent, i don't view it as an impeachable offense. I think the House, frankly, rushed to impeachment assuming certain things.
The investigation uncovered more than 100,000 documents, including emails and business contracts showcasing bribery of foreign officials, law enforcement agencies in Australia, Iraq, Monaco, the United States, and the United Kingdom are investigating Unaoil and its partners.
I think lifting the state sponsor terrorism designation there... if we can take care of those victim of those tragedies, that would be a good thing for American foreign policy.
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