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Synonyms for native
ˈneɪ tɪvna·tive

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. nativenoun

    Antonyms:
    foreign

  2. nativenoun

    Belonging to one by birth.

    She is a regular Wiki* native.

    Antonyms:
    foreign

  3. nativeadjective

    Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.

    Antonyms:
    foreign

  4. nativeadjective

    Sometimes used pejoratively against indigenous peoples by their colonizers.

    Some natives must have stolen our cattle.

    Antonyms:
    foreign

  5. nativeadjective

    Many native artists studied abroad.

    Antonyms:
    foreign

  6. nativeadjective

    The naturalized Norway maple often outcompetes the native North American sugar maple.

    Antonyms:
    foreign

  7. nativeadjective

    Antonyms:
    foreign

  8. nativeadjective

    Antonyms:
    foreign

English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. native

    Native denotes that which belongs to one by birth; natal that which pertains to the event of birth; natural denotes that which rests upon inherent qualities of character or being. We speak of one's native country, or of his natal day; of natural ability, native genius. Compare INHERENT; PRIMEVAL; RADICAL.

    Synonyms:
    indigenous, innate, natal, natural, original

    Antonyms:
    acquired, alien, alien, artificial, assumed, foreign, unnatural

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. native

    Synonyms:
    indigenous, home, exported, artless, natural, proper, suitable, congenital, inbred, vernacular

    Antonyms:
    foreign, imported, exotic, alien, artificial, acquired, assumed, affected

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. native, indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginalnoun

    an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

    "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"

    Synonyms:
    indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal, native Australian

    Antonyms:
    adventive, strange, foreign, impure, nonnative, naturalized, adoptive, alien, exotic, tramontane, established, foreign-born, unnaturalised, adopted, unnaturalized, imported

  2. nativenoun

    a person born in a particular place or country

    "he is a native of Brazil"

    Synonyms:
    indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal

    Antonyms:
    exotic, unnaturalised, nonnative, naturalized, adopted, foreign, impure, foreign-born, adventive, unnaturalized, strange, adoptive, imported, established, tramontane, alien

  3. nativeadjective

    indigenous plants and animals

    Synonyms:
    indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal

    Antonyms:
    nonnative, imported, unnaturalised, adventive, established, alien, unnaturalized, adoptive, naturalized, exotic, tramontane, adopted, foreign, strange, foreign-born, impure

  4. nativeadjective

    characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

    "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad"

    Synonyms:
    aboriginal

    Antonyms:
    nonnative, naturalized, tramontane, foreign, alien, unnaturalised, impure, adopted, adventive, adoptive, unnaturalized, strange, established, imported, foreign-born, exotic

  5. nativeadjective

    belonging to one by birth

    "my native land"; "one's native language"

    Synonyms:
    aboriginal

    Antonyms:
    nonnative, imported, foreign, adopted, impure, unnaturalised, naturalized, adventive, unnaturalized, established, strange, foreign-born, adoptive, alien, exotic, tramontane

  6. native, aboriginaladjective

    characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning

    "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"

    Synonyms:
    primaeval, primordial, aboriginal, primal, primeval

    Antonyms:
    foreign-born, nonnative, imported, foreign, exotic, unnaturalised, adopted, naturalized, tramontane, impure, alien, adoptive, strange, unnaturalized, adventive, established

  7. nativeadjective

    as found in nature in the elemental form

    "native copper"

    Synonyms:
    aboriginal

    Antonyms:
    nonnative, alien, unnaturalised, impure, established, unnaturalized, tramontane, imported, strange, adoptive, naturalized, adopted, adventive, foreign-born, exotic, foreign

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. indio

    a native is a person who is an indegonous person.

    Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  
  2. sons of the soil

    he is a native.

    Submitted by anonymous on October 12, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. nativeadjective

    Synonyms:
    natal, of birth

  2. nativeadjective

    Synonyms:
    vernacular, VULGAR, mother

  3. nativeadjective

    Synonyms:
    indigenous, natural, congenital, original, genuine, intrinsic, real, unartificial, home-bred, not acquired, bred in the bone, that runs in the blood

  4. nativenoun

    Synonyms:
    original inhabitant

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. nativeadjective

    Synonyms:
    natal, indigenous, natural, aboriginal, autochthonal, vernacular, mother, genuine, congenital, inherent, inborn, inbred, innate, original

    Antonyms:
    foreign, artificial, exotic, acquired, assumed, unnatural

  2. nativenoun

    Synonyms:
    aboriginal, denizen (by birth), indigene

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How to use native in a sentence?

  1. Ryan Helsley:

    I think it's a misrepresentation of the Cherokee people or Native Americans in general.

  2. Icelandic Forest Service Directorrstur Eysteinsson:

    To see the forests growing to see that were actually doing some good is a very rewarding thing. A very satisfying thing, knowing which trees to plant is actually harder than youd think. We plant about three million seedlings per year in Iceland. Most people have simply, until now, you use what you have. Here in Iceland, its the native birch. [You] plant them and you expect that they grow. And then, the climate changes.

  3. Rick Santorum:

    I mean, yes, we have Native Americans, but candidly, that -- there isn't much Native American culture in American culture.

  4. Toby Gardner:

    In absolute terms, about the same area has been cleared, but in relative terms, Native Cerrado is much more threatened, with more than three times more loss than the Amazon.

  5. Richard Brannan:

    The council has received a steady stream of reports about abusive behavior towards native people, in 2013, a Northern Arapaho woman was shot in the face by a passing car in Riverton, and the Riverton Hospital released her without treatment. ... I've lived here my whole life, and the anti-Indian sentiment seems to be getting worse.


Translations for native

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  • اصليArabic
  • rodný, rodák, domorodecCzech
  • hjemmehørendeDanish
  • Eingeborene, einheimisch, gebürtig, Eingeborener, Ureinwohner, UreinwohnerinGerman
  • αυτόχθων, γηγενής, ντόπιος, μητρικός, ιθαγενής, γενέθλιοςGreek
  • indiĝeno, indiĝena, denaskaEsperanto
  • indígena, natal, nativoSpanish
  • paikallinen, alueellinen, [[paikallinen]] [[asukas]], alkuasukas, autoktoninen, alkuperäinen, kotoperäinen, syntyperäinenFinnish
  • indigène, autochtone, natif, maternel, originaire deFrench
  • gnèitheachScottish Gaelic
  • देHindi
  • születésű, hazai, belföldi, anyanyelviHungarian
  • մայրենի, հայրենիArmenian
  • asliIndonesian
  • nativoItalian
  • 自国, 土着Japanese
  • 토산의Korean
  • indigenusLatin
  • tangata whenuaMāori
  • ingeboren, inheems, inwoner, oorspronkelijk, inboorling, moeder-, autochtoon, geboren en getogen, geboorte-, aangeborenDutch
  • innfødtNorwegian
  • tubylec, ojczysty, autochton, rdzenny, rodzimyPolish
  • selvagem, nativo, indígenaPortuguese
  • localnic, nativ, originară, de la naștere, originar, autohton, indigen, matern, localnicăRomanian
  • туземный, выходец, родной, местный, туземец, туземка, коренной, аборигенка, коренная жительница, уроженка, коренной житель, абориген, уроженецRussian
  • starosedeoc, samorodan, рођениSerbo-Croatian
  • amëtar, autokton, vendësAlbanian
  • inhemskSwedish
  • జన్మస్థలంTelugu
  • ріднийUkrainian
  • געבוירןYiddish
  • 本地人Chinese

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