MULTILATERAL Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

multilateral

adjective

Definition of multilateral

as in international

involving more than two groups or countries a multilateral treaty/agreement

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Recent Examples of multilateral In the eyes of powerful players such as Europe and the United States, Brazil was an appealing place for investment and a growing force in multilateral diplomacy. — Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026 Post-communist economies received $165 billion in multilateral support between 1990-95. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 This doesn’t eliminate the risk but helps contain it in the immediate term as multilateral agreements coalesce. — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 Officials said the restrictions were necessary to ensure the smooth running of the major multilateral gathering. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for multilateral

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Expectations around workload and external factors, including international conflicts and crises, are contributing to these heightened anxieties.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
The SoHo store is expected to appeal more to a downtown, international and fashion-forward shopper.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of international

Adjective

The kingdom entered the war a year later with a multinational coalition.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
In my view, a multinational AI task force of government and private sector experts from a range of disciplines would be more prudent than creating an AI Force, a quasi-military entity that would institutionalize AI’s worst impulses.

— Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of multinational

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The European Commission is aware of this challenge and opened a foreign subsidies investigation into Goldwind’s activities in the EU wind sector in February.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
In graft versus host disease, donated stem cells recognize a recipient’s body as foreign and begin to attack their healthy tissues.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of foreign

Adjective

The event kicked off with multicultural music by Native American, Korean and West African drum ensembles.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
The mass cookout came on Heritage Day, a national holiday where people in multiracial and multicultural South Africa are encouraged to show off and celebrate their own specific heritage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

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