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native

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of native

1 belonging to a particular place by birth or origin

  • though she now lived in the Northeast, she was a native Midwesterner
Synonyms of native

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

local, regional

original
Near Antonyms of native

imported, introduced, transplanted

alien, exotic, foreign, strange

expatriate, immigrant
Antonyms of native

nonindigenous, nonnative

2 being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining

  • diamonds in their native state are not the bright, flashy gems that one might imagine
Synonyms of native

crude, natural, raw, rude, undressed, unprocessed, unrefined, untreated
Words Related to native

undeveloped

rough-hewn, semifinished, unfinished, unpolished

uncooked

impure, unfiltered
Phrases Synonymous with native

in the raw, in the rough
Near Antonyms of native

filtered, pure, purified
Antonyms of native

dressed, processed, refined, treated

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

  • a native energy and ambition that would allow him to rise above his humble beginnings
Synonyms of native

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

basic, deep-rooted, elemental, fundamental

congenital, hereditary, inherited, inmost, inner, interior

internal

characteristic, distinctive, peculiar

habitual, inveterate

normal, regular, typical
Phrases Synonymous with native

in one's blood
Near Antonyms of native

alien, foreign

accidental, coincidental, incidental

acquired, adscititious

superficial, surface

exterior, external
Antonyms of native

adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic

Synonym Discussion of native

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

native

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of native

1 a usually longtime resident of a locality

  • the natives seem to resent the summer tourists even though they depend upon them for their livelihood
Synonyms of native

local, localite, townie (or towny), year-rounder
Words Related to native

denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, occupant, resident, resider
Near Antonyms of native

excursionist, sightseer, traveler (or traveller)

holidayer, vacationer, vacationist

2 a member of the first people to inhabit a region

  • the anthropologist spent two years living among the island's natives and observing and documenting their customs and traditions
Synonyms of native

aboriginal, aborigine, autochthon, indigene (also indigen)
Near Antonyms of native

alien, foreigner
Antonyms of native

nonnative

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