foreign

1 being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's own more Americans should take an interest in foreign languages Synonyms of foreign alien, nonnative Words Related to foreign imported, introduced, naturalized, transplanted; external, international, multiculti, multicultural, multilateral, multinational; foreign-born, nonindigenous; distant, far-off, overseas, remote; bizarre, exotic, outlandish, strange Near Antonyms of foreign endemic, local; aboriginal, indigenous Antonyms of foreign domestic, native

2 not being a vital part of or belonging to something pediatricians often have to remove peas or other foreign bodies from inside the ears of curious toddlers Synonyms of foreign accidental, adventitious, alien, extraneous, external, extrinsic, supervenientWords Related to foreign exterior, outside; immaterial, inapplicable, insignificant, irrelevant; nonessential, unessential, unnecessaryNear Antonyms of foreign congenital, deep-seated, inborn, inbred; inside, interior, internal; basic, essential, necessaryAntonyms of foreign inherent, innate, intrinsic

3 relating to or involving two or more nations foreign trade has always been vital to the region's economic health Synonyms of foreign international, multinational, transnationalWords Related to foreign intercontinental, transcontinentalNear Antonyms of foreign domestic, internal, national