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Definitions

transoceanic

[trans-oh-shee-an-ik, tranz-] / ˌtræns oʊ ʃiˈæn ɪk, ˌtrænz- /
ADJECTIVE
foreign
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 unaccustomed unknown
Antonyms
STRONGEST
indigenous
WEAK
characteristic domestic familiar known local national native
ADJECTIVE
overseas
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abroad foreign
WEAK
in foreign land transatlantic transpacific

Example Sentences

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People are incidental to Godzilla’s destructive marches through cities or transoceanic swims.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

The navy got the transoceanic assignment, and the no-bid contracts it handed out are state secrets on national-security grounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

The mention of Panama in his inaugural speech is not the first time he has focused on the Central American nation and its transoceanic canal.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

Because they don't undergo transoceanic migrations, any contamination found in the animals' muscles likely reflects the waters they swim in.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024

What was new, to their mind, was not the New World but the transoceanic voyage.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.