Qualities

Synonyms for foreign

Two senses of foreign live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · adjective

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsQualities

not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

The mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

alien

Same sentence, swapped: The mysticism so alien to the French mind and temper.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for foreign as it is used in the sentence above.

objective
overseas
outward

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsQualities

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

On business in a foreign city.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

strange

Same sentence, swapped: On business in a strange city.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for foreign as it is used in the sentence above.

native
objective
outward

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Closest first: other qualities words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

meetverb, adjectivefitfill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restrictionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line motiveadjectivemotorcausing or able to cause motionFoothills mysteriousadjectivedeepof an obscure natureFoothillsHas a reason line nastyadjectiveawfuloffensive or even (of persons) maliciousFoothills faithfuladjectiveclosemarked by fidelity to an originalTreeline faithlessadjectiveunfaithfulhaving the character of, or characteristic of, a traitorRidgeline fallnoun, verbdropa sudden sharp decrease in some quantityFoothills2 senses ladynounmadama woman of refinementFoothillsHas a reason line

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