Synonyms for foreign

Other words for “foreign”, grouped by meaning.

We found 14 synonyms for “foreign”. The most common are abroad, external, strange, adventive, alien.

adjective of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

Oppositesdomestic

adjective relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world

Synonymsstrange
Oppositesnative

adjective not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

Synonymsalien
Similarextrinsic

adjective not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source

Synonymsextraneous

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University