overseas

Questions about overseas

What does overseas mean?

overseas means "in a foreign country". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in overseas?

overseas has 3 syllables: o-ver-seas. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˈoʊvɚˈsiz/.

What is another word for overseas?

Close synonyms include abroad, oversea, oversea, abroad. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is overseas a common word?

overseas is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with overseas?

8 words rhyme with overseas. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.