OVERSEAS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

overseas

adjective

Definition of overseas

as in international

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Recent Examples of overseas The county was conducting excuse absentee voting based on that map and was processing overseas ballots under its boundaries. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 The Pitching Forum slate covers genres including horror and animation, with producers looking for local and overseas partners. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026 Xi has spent recent weeks on a rare series of overseas diplomatic junkets, sharing his own pitch for China’s leadership and worldview. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 In China, still VW’s largest overseas market, car buyers have shifted to EVs—but not European ones. — Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overseas

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Adjective

The plan included additional Israeli military withdrawals from Gaza, the disarmament of Hamas, the arrival of an international peacekeeping force and a new apolitical Palestinian government to administer the territory's day-to-day affairs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
The Tokyo International Film Festival has named Australian director Rolf de Heer president of the international competition jury for the festival’s 39th edition.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of international

Adjective

Census data show a large majority of the city’s population is foreign-born, with Venezuelans making up a substantial portion of Doral residents.

— Ivan Taylor, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Census data show a large majority of the city's population is foreign-born, while Venezuelans make up a substantial portion of its residents.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of foreign-born

Adjective

Through its Conservation Stewardship Project, volunteers help remove invasive exotic plants and restore native vegetation in the environmental area.

— Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 20 Sep. 2026
Visit the palace and stroll through its exotic gardens, dine in the historic market square, and have a nightcap at a high-end cocktail bar for a taste of the true Monaco lifestyle.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of exotic

Adjective

To the left and right are the high ramparts of Sleeping Bear Dunes, the distant wedge that is South Manitou Island and unbelievably blue water.

— Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026
The nation's constant refrain — stay out of our internal affairs — reflects its history of trying to secure the edges of the country that are distant from Beijing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of distant

Adjective

While gaining a seat in Texas has long been a far-off dream for Democrats, Paxton’s controversies have dogged him during the race.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Cazares’ far-off next court date, not until 2028, is not atypical, Meinecke said, given the backlog of cases in the fallout of the blitz.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of far-off

Adjective

There's also an AI voice assistant for activating in-car features, and a mobile app for remote air conditioning management, charging status monitoring, and automatic parking.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
The film follows an ornithologist who travels to a remote mountain in search of a mythical bird, while also seeking closure over her partner’s disappearance a decade earlier.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of remote

Adjective

Many winemakers in Bolgheri and throughout Tuscany use nonindigenous grapes such as Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon either alone or in a blend.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 27 June 2025
Much of Washington Heights is old farmland The area's earliest nonindigenous civilization in the Washington Heights area began in 1835.

— Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024

Definition of nonindigenous

Adjective

For multinational employers, the question is not just whether AI will play a larger role in HR.

— Dimitri Boylan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The following year, Saudi Arabia led a multinational coalition that entered the war in an attempt to restore the government.

— Tucker Reals, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of multinational

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