OVERSEAS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

overseas

adjective

Definition of overseas

as in international

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Recent Examples of overseas Accessing overseas markets required multiple brokers, banking relationships and operational work that most retail investors would never see. — Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The overseas equity perps were in the spotlight ahead of the SpaceX IPO with international platforms like Hyperliquid offering perpetual futures in the Elon Musk space company ahead of its official debut. — Yun Li, CNBC, 27 July 2026 The other two were announced in press releases simply as supporting overseas operations. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026 In this way, simple cheapness becomes the rationale for pumping yet more carbon emissions into the atmosphere to import lumber produced through the destruction of overseas forests. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for overseas

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First is to prevent their further migration by enforcing an international treaty obliging national authorities to treat ballast waters inside incoming ships that may carry such species.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Ten years on, the Philippines' landmark victory against China in the South China Sea Arbitration remains a critical international legal precedent.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of international

Adjective

Fearful of invading marauders, humankind has turned distrustful and stingy, ignoring Zeus’ command to show generosity toward the poor and foreign-born, a cornerstone of faith that would later be repurposed in the New Testament.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Images from those strikes show miners of varied racial and ethnic backgrounds – white and Black, American- and foreign-born – wearing red bandanas.

— Catherine Simpson Bueker, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

Definition of foreign-born

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Head to the Southeast Reptile Expo to see a wide variety of reptiles, amphibians and other exotic pets, buy supplies for them and learn about caring for them responsibly.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
Uncertainty notwithstanding, the longevity world has glommed onto the notion that the vaginal microbiome is some kind of exotic tealeaf that can be deciphered—and perfected by purchasing the right supplements.

— Sarah DiGregorio, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026

Definition of exotic

Adjective

The high frontier of space is no longer a far-off place only accessible by a select few elite projects and governments.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
But other parts of the country are more like sensor deserts, where AQI scores are interpolated from readings made in far-off places, and precision is reduced.

— Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

Definition of far-off

Adjective

Wi-Fi was quite fast—backed by Starlink—and able to support Zoom calls and remote work.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
But those tools were never designed to solve the problem of hundreds of billions of tonnes of carbon stored beneath remote boreal forests stretching across northern Canada.

— Phil De Luna, Forbes.com, 27 July 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

These features are intended to improve Japan’s ability to respond to increasingly complex missile threats while supporting multinational operations alongside allies such as the United States.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
However, the service did confirm that during this year’s patrol, SSN-783 participated in the multinational exercise Valiant Shield 2026, which took place in late June and concluded on July 1, 2026.

— Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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