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

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A separate Gallup poll reported declining approval for the administration’s handling of foreign policy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The group arrived on Wednesday after a US judge approved their cases, Uganda's foreign ministry said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The Financial Times noted this past week that Treasury securities held in custody for foreign and official accounts at the New York Fed had fallen by $82 billion from Feb. 25 through March 25.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Likewise, a visa overstay isn’t a foreign mission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Of course, I was six feet off the deck on the head of a human—a perfect stranger and probably foreign.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

foreign

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