foreign
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
foreign trade
Related & opposite
- international also see
- domestic antonym
- abroad similar to
- outsidea similar to
Sense 2 adjective
relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
foreign nations
Related & opposite
- native antonym
- unfamiliarity attribute
- foreignness attribute
- adventive similar to
- exotic similar to
- nonnative similar to
- naturalized similar to
- foreign-born similar to
- imported similar to
- tramontane similar to
- unnaturalized similar to
Sense 3 adjective
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism
Related & opposite
- foreignness derivation
- extrinsic similar to
Sense 4 adjective
not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
water free of extraneous matter
Related & opposite
- extraneousness derivation
- adulterant similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | international |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | domestic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | abroad |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | outsidea |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | native |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | unfamiliarity |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | foreignness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | adventive |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | exotic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | nonnative |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | naturalized |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | foreign-born |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | imported |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | tramontane |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unnaturalized |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | foreignness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | extrinsic |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | extraneousness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | adulterant |