Synonyms for foreign
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fawr-in, for- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr- |
Top 10 synonyms for foreign Other synonyms for the word foreign
- alienated
- antipodal
- barbarian
- barbaric
- borrowed
- derived
- distant
- estranged
- exiled
- exotic
- expatriate
- extralocal
- extraneous
- extrinsic
- far
- far-fetched
- far-off
- faraway
- from abroad
- heterogeneous
- immaterial
- immigrant
- impertinent
- imported
- inaccessible
- inapposite
- incompatible
- incongruous
- inconsistent
- inconsonant
- irrelative
- nonnative
- nonresident
- not domestic
- not native
- outlandish
- outside
- remote
- repugnant
- transoceanic
- unaccustomed
- unassimilable
- uncharacteristic
- unexplored
- unknown
- unrelated
Définition of foreign
Origin :- mid-13c., ferren, foreyne "out of doors," from Old French forain "strange, foreign; outer, external, outdoor; remote, out-of-the-way" (12c.), from Medieval Latin foranus "on the outside, exterior," from Latin foris "outside," literally "out of doors," related to for1s "door," from PIE *dhwor-ans-, from root *dhwer- "door, doorway" (see door). Spelling altered 17c. perhaps by influence of reign, sovereign. Replaced native fremd. Sense of "not in one's own land" is first attested late 14c.
- adj from another country, experience
- adj irrelevant
- A foreign stain floated on the surface, but never mingled with its waters.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- His own situation was described as happy as it could be in a foreign land.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Besides, this was the first foreign shore his foot had ever trodden.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- They had forced the foreign immigrants to work in their factories.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- The Jews were the subjects of a foreign race and money was scarce.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- But he was a generous man and all meanness of spirit was foreign to his soul.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Their first act is to lower the duties on the importation of foreign cattle!
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- No ambition, no temptation, lures her to thought of foreign dominions.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- This announcement by the Foreign Secretary was warmly applauded by the House.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- There is no longer a clear division between what is foreign and what is domestic.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
Antonyms for foreign
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