Foreign and Intrinsic

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Foreign adjective - Not being a vital part of or belonging to something.

Usage example: pediatricians often have to remove peas or other foreign bodies from inside the ears of curious toddlers

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Intrinsic is an antonym for foreign.

Nearby Word: foreigner

Intrinsic adjective - Being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing.

Usage example: the question of whether people have an intrinsic sense of right and wrong

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Foreign is an antonym for intrinsic.

Nearby Word: intrinsically

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Intrinsic and Foreign. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foreign/intrinsic

Foreign & Intrinsic. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/foreign/intrinsic>.

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