foreign

[fawr-in, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr- /

ADJECTIVE

from another country or strange

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alien different external offshore overseas unfamiliar

STRONG

strange

WEAK

barbarian borrowed distant exotic expatriate extralocal extraneous extrinsic far-off faraway from abroad immigrant imported nonnative nonresident not domestic not native outlandish outside transoceanic unaccustomed unknown

Antonyms

STRONGEST

indigenous

WEAK

characteristic domestic familiar known local national native

ADJECTIVE

not relevant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

irrelevant

WEAK

accidental extraneous immaterial impertinent inapposite incongruous inconsistent inconsonant irrelative repugnant unrelated

Antonyms

STRONGEST

pertinent

STRONG

apposite apropos apt germane material relevant

ADJECTIVE

not belonging to the place or body in which found

Synonyms

STRONG

extrinsic

WEAK

acquired adventitious external unassimilable unnecessary

Antonyms

STRONG

intrinsic

WEAK

internal necessary

Example Sentences

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In 2021, security at a GM plant ticketed a Tesla owner for parking a “foreign” car in a domestic lot, despite it being made in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Writing in The Times of India newspaper in January, former foreign secretary Nirupama Rao offered a note of caution about the first film's broader impact.

From BBC

South Sudan’s foreign ministry declined to comment on the travel ban.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rasmussen was foreign minister in the departing government, a coalition of three parties across the political center.

From The Wall Street Journal

The FCC has a duty to examine foreign ownership, the lawmakers said, referencing the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

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