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.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

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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1. Lim Eul-chul:

   It shows confidence in maintaining his regime as well. This is a leader North Koreans hadn't seen before: broadcasting technicolor video of foreign city lights, and giving hope to people, 'As a leader, I'll write new history', that's what he's saying.

2. Ben Rhodes:

   What he’s always said is that if there’s a threat against us, we will act, but when it comes to shaping events in cultures that are foreign to the United States we have to have some degree of realism.

3. Philip Hammond:

   We deplore this punishment, the deputy foreign minister of Saudi Arabia will be here in London on Thursday and I will be speaking to him directly on this issue. We have already made our views known to the Saudi authorities at the highest level.

4. Anton Siluanov:

   We will sue, because we undertook all necessary action so that investors would receive their payments, we will show the court proof of our payments, to confirm our efforts to pay in rubles, just as we did in foreign currency. It won't be a simple process.

5. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said. Israel prepared enthusiastically Sunday for the formal embassy opening with a gala party at its Foreign Ministry that included President Trump daughter, Jared Kushner and other U.S. officials. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told revelers that Trump's December declaration recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital was the right thing to do. Thank you, President President Trump, for your bold decision. Thank you for making the alliance between Israel and the United States stronger than ever.