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Foreign

🔄 Synonyms of "Foreign"

19 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
strangenoun	Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
extraneous	Not essential or intrinsic.
established	Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
extrinsicnoun	External; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
exoticnoun	Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
externalnoun	Outside of something; on the exterior.
adventivenoun	(biology) Of a plant: not native, but introduced by humans to a place and since naturalized.
tramontanenoun	Residing in or coming from the far side of a mountain range, especially from north of the Alps.
overseas	Abroad, especially across the sea.
abroadnoun	Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
adulterantnoun	That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
naturalized	Adopted; granted citizenship; belonging after being introduced.
adulterating	making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
foreign-bornnoun	A person who was born outside outside of their country of residence or citizenship.
unnaturalized	Not naturalized.
nonnativenoun	Alternative form of non-native. [A person who is not native.]
imported	used of especially merchandise brought from a foreign source
aliennoun	A citizen or national of another sovereign state.
internationalnoun	Of or having to do with more than one nation.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
domesticnoun	Of or relating to the home.
nativenoun	Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
foreign-bornnoun	A person who was born outside outside of their country of residence or citizenship.
abroadnoun	Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
extraneous	Not essential or intrinsic.
extrinsicnoun	External; separable from the thing itself; inessential.
outsidenoun	The space beyond some limit or boundary.
exoticnoun	Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
overseasnoun	Abroad, especially across the sea.
established	Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
adventivenoun	(biology) Of a plant: not native, but introduced by humans to a place and since naturalized.
strangenoun	Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
adulterantnoun	That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
nonnativenoun	Alternative form of non-native. [A person who is not native.]
unnaturalized	Not naturalized.
internationalnoun	Of or having to do with more than one nation.
aliennoun	A citizen or national of another sovereign state.
externalnoun	Outside of something; on the exterior.
tramontanenoun	Residing in or coming from the far side of a mountain range, especially from north of the Alps.
adulterating	making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
imported	used of especially merchandise brought from a foreign source
naturalized	Adopted; granted citizenship; belonging after being introduced.