OVERSEAS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

overseas

adjective

Definition of overseas

as in international

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Recent Examples of overseas The potential transaction, expected to be worth several hundred billion yen, underscores Seven & i's strategy to expand its overseas convenience store business by entering the Eastern European market, the Nikkei reported. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 17 July 2026 The Global Series games will be the first overseas games for the Hawks in seven years. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The figures represent unduplicated individual viewers who watched a title for at least 30 minutes, and exclude overseas viewership as well as short-form video content such as reels and microdrama. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 July 2026 In South Carolina, mobile voting pilots increased military and overseas voter participation by 45% and reduced staff processing time. — Sam Kinch, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for overseas

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Adjective

Goalkeeper Keylor Navas of Pumas, who made three World Cup rosters before retiring from international soccer with Costa Rica in 2024, is also on the squad.

— Kamran Nia July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Patel arrived in Jakarta shortly after talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet concerning joint efforts to combat international online scam operations that cheat victims out of billions of dollars annually.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 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

Adjective

Still, despite all these exotic maneuvers and locations, in the end, the optimal place to see an eclipse is wherever one can be seen.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
During a vacation, taking photos isn’t exclusive to cultural landmarks, architectural wonders, and plates of exotic cuisine.

— Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026

Definition of exotic

Adjective

That microscopic shift alters the laser beams ever so slightly, producing a tiny flicker of light that alerts scientists to a distant cosmic event.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 July 2026
For more than a decade, including when his party controlled both houses of Congress and the White House, the high school football star in his distant youth has been unable to move the ball a single yard.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of distant

Adjective

Life gets busy, but nothing feels more essential than eating together alfresco, mesmerized by the far-off traffic streaming across the bridge as eagles circle overhead.

— Melissa Petro, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
These fun reading activities range from at-home afternoons to far-off adventures and are designed for readers of all ages to incorporate books more into daily life.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of far-off

Adjective

Once a deeply impoverished and remote region, Fuping county has been a posterchild for success in Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s poverty alleviation campaign over the previous decade – and officials are keen to continue to find ways to boost growth.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Simultaneously rendering the past less remote while relishing its radical foreignness, Beard presses readers to grapple with alien ideas, reckon with gaps in their knowledge, and confront complexity.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 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

Logo of the German multinational insurance and financial services Allianz on top of its headquarters in the city of Madrid, Spain.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Then a rapid decline set in, possibly driven by the rise of hegemonic, multinational states such as the Roman Empire.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 July 2026

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