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adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of born

1 being such from birth or by nature

  • a born artist and largely self-taught, John Singleton Copley was producing accomplished portraits by the time he was in his late teens
Synonyms of born

congenital, natural
Words Related to born

chronic, confirmed, habitual, incorrigible, ingrained (also engrained), inveterate, proper, regular, unreconstructed, unregenerate

constitutional, consummate

elemental, elementary, essential

connate, hereditary, inborn, inherent, innate, intimate, intrinsic, native

instinctual, intuitive
Near Antonyms of born

cultivated, developed, trained

alien, foreign, unnatural
Antonyms of born

nonnatural

2 belonging to a particular place by birth or origin

  • a born Texan and very proud of it
Synonyms of born

aboriginal, autochthonous, domestic, endemic, indigenous, native
Words Related to born

local, regional

original
Near Antonyms of born

imported, introduced, transplanted

alien, exotic, foreign, strange

expatriate, immigrant
Antonyms of born

nonindigenous, nonnative

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