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indigenous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of indigenous

1 belonging to a particular place by birth or origin

  • the culture of the indigenous people of that country
Synonyms of indigenous

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

local, regional

original
Near Antonyms of indigenous

imported, introduced, transplanted

alien, exotic, foreign, strange

expatriate, immigrant
Antonyms of indigenous

nonindigenous, nonnative

2 being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing

  • the drive to create that is indigenous to humanity
Synonyms of indigenous

built-in, constitutional, constitutive, essential, hardwired, immanent, inborn, inbred, ingrain, ingrained (also engrained), inherent, innate, integral, intrinsic, native, natural
Words Related to indigenous

basic, deep-rooted, elemental, fundamental

congenital, hereditary, inherited, inmost, inner, interior

internal

characteristic, distinctive, peculiar

habitual, inveterate

normal, regular, typical
Phrases Synonymous with indigenous

in one's blood
Near Antonyms of indigenous

alien, foreign

accidental, coincidental, incidental

acquired, adscititious

superficial, surface

exterior, external
Antonyms of indigenous

adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic

Synonym Discussion of indigenous

native, indigenous, endemic, aboriginal mean belonging to a locality. native implies birth or origin in a place or region and may suggest compatibility with it.
    • native tribal customs
indigenous applies to that which is not only native but which, as far as can be determined, has never been introduced or brought from elsewhere.
    • indigenous plants
endemic implies being peculiar to a region.
    • a disease endemic in Africa
aboriginal implies having no known others preceding in occupancy of a particular region.
    • the aboriginal peoples of Australia

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