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| Main Entry: | foreign |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | from another country, experience |
| Synonyms: | alien, alienated, antipodal, barbarian, barbaric, borrowed, different, distant, exotic, expatriate, external, extraneous, extrinsic, far, far-fetched, faraway, immigrant, imported, inaccessible, offshore, outlandish, outside, overseas, remote, strange, unaccustomed, unexplored, unfamiliar, unknown, adopted, derived, estranged, exiled, extralocal, far-off, from abroad, nonnative, nonresident, not domestic, not native, transoceanic |
| Antonyms: | local, national, native |
| Main Entry: | foreign |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irrelevant |
| Synonyms: | accidental, adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic, heterogeneous, immaterial, impertinent, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, repugnant, unrelated, inapposite, inconsonant, irrelative, unassimilable, uncharacteristic |
| Antonyms: | characteristic, familiar, known, regular, relevant |
| Main Entry: | anomalous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deviating from normal, usual |
| Synonyms: | aberrant, abnormal, atypical, bizarre, divergent, eccentric, exceptional, foreign, incongruous, inconsistent, irregular, odd, peculiar, preternatural, prodigious, rare, strange, unnatural, unorthodox, untypical, unusual, heteroclite, unrepresentative |
| Antonyms: | conforming, normal, regular, standard, usual |
| Main Entry: | exotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not native or usual; mysterious |
| Synonyms: | alien, alluring, bizarre, colorful, curious, different, external, extraneous, extraordinary, extrinsic, far out, fascinating, foreign, glamorous, imported, introduced, kinky*, outlandish, outside, peculiar, romantic, strange, striking, unfamiliar, unusual, way out, weird*, avant garde, enticing, peregrine |
| Notes: | erotic means giving sexual pleasure or sexually arousing, while exotic means being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world or strikingly strange or unusual |
| Antonyms: | familiar, normal, ordinary, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exterior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | outside |
| Synonyms: | external, extraneous, extraterrestrial, extrinsic, foreign, marginal, outdoor, outer, outermost, outlying, outward, over, peripheral, superficial, surface, exoteric, extraterritorial, outmost |
| Antonyms: | central, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | external |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | outside, extrinsic |
| Synonyms: | alien, apparent, exterior, extraneous, foreign, independent, out, outer, outermost, outward, over, peripheral, superficial, surface, visible, outmost |
| Antonyms: | inside, internal, intrinsic |
| Main Entry: | imported |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brought in from another place |
| Synonyms: | alien, carried, choice, exotic, foreign, introduced, rare, sent, shipped, transported, ferried, trucked |
| Antonyms: | exported |
| Main Entry: | inapplicable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not relevant |
| Synonyms: | extraneous, foreign, garbage*, immaterial, impertinent, inappropriate, inapt, inconsistent, irrelevant, remote, unsuitable, unsuited, inapposite, inappurtenant, inapropos, irrelative |
| Antonyms: | applicable, related, relevant, suitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incongruous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out of place; absurd |
| Synonyms: | alien, bizarre, conflicting, contradictory, discordant, disparate, distorted, divergent, extraneous, fantastic, fitful, foreign, illogical, improper, inappropriate, inapt, incoherent, incompatible, inconsistent, irreconcilable, irregular, jumbled, lopsided, rambling, twisted, unavailing, unbalanced, unbecoming, unconnected, uncoordinated, uneven, unintelligible, unpredictable, unrelated, unsuitable, unsuited, disconsonant, inapropos, incongruent, mismatched, out of keeping, shifting |
| Antonyms: | compatible, congruous, consistent, corresponding, fitting, harmonious, matched, suitable, uniform |
| Main Entry: | international |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worldwide |
| Synonyms: | cosmopolitan, ecumenical, foreign, global, universal, world, all-embracing, intercontinental |
| Antonyms: | local, national |
| Main Entry: | irrelevant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beside the point |
| Synonyms: | extraneous, foreign, garbage, immaterial, impertinent, inapplicable, inappropriate, inapt, inconsequential, insignificant, out of order, outside, pointless, remote, trivial, unconnected, unimportant, unnecessary, unrelated, inapposite, inappurtenant, inapropos, inconsequent, not connected with, not germane, not pertaining to, off the point, off the topic, out of place, unapt, without reference |
| Antonyms: | appropriate, necessary, pertinent, related, relevant |
| Main Entry: | outlandish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bizarre, strange |
| Synonyms: | alien, awkward, barbaric, barbarous, boorish, clumsy, curious, droll, eccentric, erratic, exotic, extravagant, fantastic, far-out*, foreign, freakish, gauche, graceless, grotesque, kinky*, odd, outrageous, peculiar, preposterous, quaint, queer, ridiculous, rude, singular, tasteless, ultra, unconventional, uncouth, unheard-of*, unorthodox, unusual, weird, whimsical, wild, outré |
| Antonyms: | common, familiar, normal, ordinary, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | overseas |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | across an ocean |
| Synonyms: | abroad, across, away, foreign, in foreign land, transatlantic, transoceanic, transpacific |
| Antonyms: | at home |
| Main Entry: | perverted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | immoral, evil |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, aberrant, abnormal, corrupt, corrupted, debased, debauched, defiled, depraved, deviant, deviating, distorted, foreign, grotesque, impaired, kinky*, misguided, monstrous, queer, sick, tainted, twisted, unhealthy, unnatural, vicious, vitiate, wicked, abused, contorted, misused, outraged, polluted, vitiated, warped |
| Antonyms: | clean, good, healthy, moral |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | repugnant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bad, obnoxious; hostile |
| Synonyms: | abhorrent, abominable, adverse, against, alien, antagonistic, antipathetic, averse, conflicting, contradictory, counter, creepy*, different, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, extraneous, extrinsic, foreign, foul, hateful, incompatible, inconsistent, inimical, invidious, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, noisome, objectionable, odious, offensive, opposed, opposite, repellent, revolting, sickening, unfriendly, vile, horrid, in opposition, inconsonant, revulsive, unconformable, unfitted |
| Antonyms: | friendly, good, nice, pleasant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | uncharted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unknown |
| Synonyms: | alien, concealed, distant, exotic, faraway, foreign, hidden, remote, unexplored, unheard-of, unidentified, unnamed, far-off, little known, undiscovered, unmapped |
| Main Entry: | unknown |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obscure, mysterious |
| Synonyms: | alien, anonymous, concealed, dark, desolate, distant, exotic, far, faraway, foreign, hidden, humble, incognito, nameless, new, remote, secret, strange, uncharted, undistinguished, unexplored, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unidentified, unnamed, unsung, untold, X*, far-off, incog, little known, so-and-so, such-and-such, unapprehended, unascertained, uncelebrated, undiscovered, unexplained, unnoted, unperceived, unrecognized, unrenowned, unrevealed |
| Antonyms: | familiar, known, identified |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | extraneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unneeded; irrevelant |
| Synonyms: | accidental, additional, adventitious, beside the point, extra, foreign, immaterial, impertinent, inadmissible, inapplicable, inappropriate, incidental, needless, nonessential, peripheral, pointless, redundant, superfluous, supplementary, unconnected, unessential, unnecessary, unrelated, inapposite, inessential, off the subject |
| Antonyms: | appropriate, basic, essential, integral, necessary, needed, pertinent, relevant |
| Main Entry: | fantastic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strange, different; imaginary |
| Synonyms: | absurd, artificial, capricious, chimerical, comical, crazy, eccentric, erratic, exotic, extravagant, extreme, fanciful, far-fetched, foolish, foreign, freakish, grotesque, illusive, imaginative, implausible, incredible, insane, irrational, ludicrous, mad, misleading, nonsensical, odd, out of sight, outlandish, peculiar, preposterous, quaint, queer, ridiculous, singular, unbelievable, unlikely, unreal, wacky*, weird, whimsical, fictional, hallucinatory, phantasmagorical, suppositious |
| Antonyms: | common, commonplace, conventional, customary, familiar, ordinary, plain, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | immaterial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irrelevant |
| Synonyms: | extraneous, foreign, impertinent, inapplicable, inappropriate, inconsequential, inconsiderate, insignificant, meaningless, trifling, trivial, unimportant, unnecessary, inapposite, inconsiderable, inessential, irrelative, matter of indifference, no big deal, no never mind, of no account, of no consequence, of no importance |
| Antonyms: | essential, important, material, meaningful, relevant, substantial |
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