INTERNATIONAL Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

international

adjective

ˌin-tər-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl

Definition of international

as in foreign

relating to or involving two or more nations an international trade agreement

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Recent Examples of international For starters, the 46-year-old billionaire was confined to house arrest on his 300-acre Oxfordshire estate in England, fighting off a Swiss extradition request tied to an international money-laundering probe. — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 Hotel-like amenities onboard include four international restaurants, a jazz club, a cinema, a signature Aman Spa, a beach club, and a huge aft swimming pool. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026 Since photographic safari tourism began here over a century ago, Namibia has largely been known amongst international travelers as a self-drive vacation—a destination with plenty of do-it-yourself road trips through otherworldly desert landscapes. — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026 The property has partnered with Villa del Arte, an international contemporary gallery, to create an exhibition program that extends from a dedicated indoor space into the gardens and terraces. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for international

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Beirut's private-press scene has little in common with the studio culture of ’80s Tokyo, where an abundance of resources and technology filtered the same foreign influences into something more perfect and polished.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Reuters reported that Tesla’s work in China could also complicate things, as Starlink technology is used in foreign conflicts and the company has a relationship with the Pentagon.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of foreign

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Homeland Security Investigations agents typically focused on transnational criminal investigations such as drug smuggling and human trafficking.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The coordination comes amid a wider transnational campaign of mayhem organized by communist, socialist and leftist groups in Greece, Italy, Spain, India and elsewhere.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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