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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India’s foreign ministry hasn’t made any comments on the matter either.

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Like the new minerals reserve, the petroleum stockpile dates to a foreign supply shock—the Arab oil embargo of the 1970s.

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Among the headwinds it is facing is a decline in foreign visitors to its U.S. theme parks.

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International sales increased 7%, driven mainly by a favorable price mix and foreign exchange rates, and higher volume.

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The trial cast a spotlight on the federal government’s longstanding concerns about the Fed as a prime target for foreign intelligence services.

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