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 The SoHo store is expected to appeal more to a downtown, international and fashion-forward shopper. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 Consequently, international gold prices experienced downward pressure, briefly touching their lowest level since August 5th during intraday trading. — CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Attacks on Abha and Riyadh's King Khalid international airports in Saudia Arabia threatened to pull the kingdom deeper into the latest front in the Iran war. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026 Close is the star of big-ticket movies, including Fatal Attraction and Dangerous Liaisons, and more recently appeared in Spain’s international Oscar submission and festival favorite La Bola Negra. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for international

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Adjective

The United States could reap crucial benefits from sharing foreign trade secrets with select tech firms.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
In the eastern coastal city of Durban, where looting of shops owned by foreign nationals was reported by the state broadcaster, SABC, riot police were deployed to the city center.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of foreign

Adjective

Rural demand is key for major multinational companies in India such as Hindustan Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive India, Nestle India, and the automakers Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motors, per market data based on annual reports and earnings calls.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
The exercise is designed not simply to test individual units, but to examine how ships, aircraft, submarines, commandos and specialist forces can operate as a coordinated multinational force.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of multinational

Adjective

The Treasury Department first sanctioned Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization in July 2024, and the State Department designated it a foreign terrorist organization in February 2025.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Duva said the disappearance offers a brutal look at the danger posed by transnational smuggling organizations that turn vulnerable migrants into commodities while pursuing routes toward the United States.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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