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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But while his dress and affect are foreign to me, his ideas aren’t—they are historical lessons from England that our founders absorbed and adapted to our own Constitution.

From The Wall Street Journal

The UAE foreign ministry denied the allegations, saying the shipment did not contain weapons and that the vehicles were to be used by Emirati forces in the country.

From BBC

The Italian foreign ministry has said six of its citizens remain missing.

From BBC

But on Thursday, the Italian foreign ministry said the proposed rate had now been drastically cut back.

From BBC

And under these circumstances it’s likely alternative plays like value, small and medium cap, and foreign stocks may outperform.

From MarketWatch

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