ANTI-FOREIGN Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

anti-foreign

adjective

Definition of anti-foreign

as in xenophobic

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Dissimilar Words

internationalist

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Recent Examples of anti-foreign From Xi Jinping’s quest to regain China’s glory, to Vladimir Putin’s attempts at a new Russian empire, to the rise of populist anti-foreign attitudes in the United States, Britain, Germany, and France, negative views of others underpin many of the conflicts in today’s world. — Literary Hub, 27 May 2026 Demilitarizing those areas now would mean surrendering the CCP’s solemn mission to make China whole again and, consequently, diminishing its ability to use anti-foreign nationalism as a source of legitimacy. — Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023 This kind of nationalism is often a mixture of utopianism and anti-foreign sentiment, elements shared by the movement that birthed the Chinese Communist Party. — Ian Buruma, Harper's Magazine, 11 Jan. 2022

Recent Examples of Synonyms for anti-foreign

Adjective

Africa’s biggest economy has been on a knife edge for months over growing anti-migrant sentiment and xenophobic violence in a society where one in three is unemployed, and municipal services are deteriorating.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 13 July 2026
The group traces the country’s history of xenophobic attacks back to 2008, when 62 people—including 21 South Africans, 11 Mozambicans, 5 Zimbabweans and 3 Somalis—were killed in riots targeting refugees.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 1 July 2026

Definition of xenophobic

Adjective

The tension between the need for new workers and resurgent nativist politics will influence who comes, who settles and who is counted among the ancestors of future generations.

— Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Driven by the same nativist and xenophobic ideas, the United States adopted the Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924, which ended mass immigration by introducing national-origin quotas designed to favor Northern and Western Europeans and exclude nonwhite immigrants almost entirely.

— M. Gessen, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

Definition of nativist

Adjective

But so close to the semiquincentennial, there were no American flags, no patriotic symbols on display.

— Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026
People throughout the country flock to download storefronts like iTunes and streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and others to listen to their favorite patriotic cuts.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of patriotic

Adjective

The concept of belonging has taken on an even darker shade under the current government’s anti-immigrant and anti-diversity policies that foster violence against anyone who doesn’t fit the right’s ideal of whiteness.

— Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
Nigeria has said two of its citizens were killed in anti-immigrant protests in South Africa, though South African authorities have denied their deaths were linked to the protests.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026