Foreign

/ˈfɒɹɪn/

Synonyms for "foreign" (208 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Adjective(13 words)
alienextraneousstrangealien environmentalien landalien landsbarbarous communitiesborrowed booksborrowed termsborrowed wordethnic outsiderexogenousexotic creature
Noun(5 words)
alien beingsaliensbarbarian behaviorbarbarian customscolonial rule
Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (62)

Adjective(9 words)
externalexternal examexternal political influenceforeign language teachersforeignerimportedimported terminternational affairsitalian vapore
Noun(11 words)
external memofrappéhelleritalic typesmachomore borrowed wordmore non greek lettermore nonnativemost externalmost non-romaniannon african
Adverb(1 words)
more alien
Determiner(1 words)
most foreign-language curriculum

Related words (104)

Adjective(34 words)
non canariannon dutch culturenon dutch personnon english coursenon german languagenon greeknon greeksnon italian language settingnon mesopotamiannon romaniannon-atheniannon-cretannon-englishnon-english contentnon-french languagenon-greek wordnon-italiannon-nativenon-romanian textsnon-spanish
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nonenglish spellingnoneuropeannonnationalnonnativenonnative habitatnonnative pronunciationnonnative spanish programoddoutsideroverseasstrangestunfamiliarunfamiliar conductunfamiliar country
Determiner(1 words)
non catalan
Noun(24 words)
non danish soilnon dutchnon dutch-languagenon french languagenon german historynon icelandicnon norwegiannon portuguesenon portuguese-languagenon romannon spanishnon spanish labelnon-greek citizennon-greek cuisinenon-greek loanwordnon-greek residentnon-portuguese classmatenoncitizennonresidentouthouse
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peregrineprcprofoundly greekswedish skrapa
Adverb(2 words)
non italian languagenot greek
Preposition(1 words)
outside craft task
Verb(1 words)
remain noncitizen

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foreign currencyforeign languageforeign policyguestimmigrantshardsplinterunfamiliar placeunfamiliar termvisitor

Collocations

8 entries
foreign aidforeign countryforeign currencyforeign exchangeforeign languageforeign marketforeign policyforeign student

Inflections

3 entries
foreignsmore foreignmost foreign

Derivations

4 entries

Antonyms

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Sample sentences

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Foreign people intrigue me.

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I find foreign languages very interesting.

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You seem to be prejudiced against ideas that come from foreign countries.

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It is important for you to learn a foreign language.

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