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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And they have a thick skin - something a foreign correspondent needs here.

From BBC

There are concerns it could announce a downgrade from emerging market to frontier market, which could spark an outflow of foreign capital.

From Barron's

The U.A.E. foreign ministry declined to comment on the Saudi media campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal

"As good as this opening is for a documentary, for any other film, with $75 million in costs and limited foreign potential, it would be a problem," Gross said.

From Barron's

In January, the Iranian government called reports by foreign media organisations that Soltani faced execution a "blatant act of news fabrication".

From BBC

foreign

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