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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
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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
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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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Qatar's prime minister told Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi in a phone call that using the Strait of Hormuz as a "pressure card" will only deepen the Middle East crisis, the Qatari foreign ministry said.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Last week Fitch Ratings upgraded its foreign and local-currency debt to B-minus from CCC-plus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Israel's foreign ministry denied that was the case.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

If any foreign leaders plan to attend the event, their names haven’t been announced.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

As a former foreign minister now serving as secretary of state, Jefferson required no instruction on the international implications of Americas debtor status.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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