Foreign and Inbred

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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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Inbred is an antonym for foreign.

Nearby Word: foreigner

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

Usage example: an inbred desire to do good in the world

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Foreign is an antonym for inbred.

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Inbred and Foreign. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foreign/inbred

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