native

The word “native” has 2 syllables: na-tive

It's pronounced as /ˈneɪ.tɪv/

What is synonym and antonym for native?

In the thesaurus, “native” has 91 synonyms and 43 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for native along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for native

aboriginal
aborigine
autochthon
autochthonous
basic
belonging
born
built-in
characteristic
citizen
congenital
connate
connatural
constitutional
constitutive
crude
deep-rooted
denizen
distinctive
domestic
dweller
elemental
endemic
engrained
essential
fundamental
genuine
habitant
habitual
hardwired
hereditary
home towner
homegrown
homemade
immanent
impure
in the raw
in the rough
inborn
inbred
indigen
indigene
indigenous
ingrain
ingrained
inhabitant
inherent
inherited
inmost
innate
inner
instinctive
integral
interior
internal
intrinsic
inveterate
inwrought
local
localite
natal
national
natural
normal
occupant
original
peculiar
primary
raw
real
regional
regular
resident
resider
rough-hewn
rude
semifinished
townie
towny
typical
unacquired
uncooked
undeveloped
undressed
unfiltered
unfinished
unpolished
unprocessed
unrefined
untreated
year-rounder

Antonyms for native

accidental
acquired
adscititious
adventitious
alien
coincidental
dressed
emigrant
excursionist
exotic
expatriate
exterior
external
extraneous
extrinsic
filtered
foreign
foreigner
holidayer
immigrant
imported
incidental
introduced
learned
migrant
nonindigenous
nonnative
outside
processed
pure
purified
refined
sightseer
strange
stranger
superficial
surface
transplanted
traveler
traveller
treated
vacationer
vacationist

Meanings of native

noun
1. An aboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by English-speaking people; in particular:.
2. A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
3. A native speaker.
4. Ostrea edulis, a kind of oyster.
adjective
1. Aboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by English-speaking people; in particular:.
adjective
1. Belonging to one by birth.
2. Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
3. Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
4. (of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by man.
5. (of software) Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
6. Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form; native aluminium, native salt.
7. Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
8. Original; constituting the original substance of anything.
9. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).

Example Sentences

The tribe's elders shared stories of their native traditions with the younger generation.
She proudly displayed artwork inspired by her native culture.
The native flora and fauna of the region are carefully preserved in the national park.
As a native speaker, he effortlessly navigated the nuances of the language.
The conservation project aims to restore habitats for native species in the area.

On this page you'll find 134 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to native, such as: aboriginal, aborigine, accidental, acquired, adscititious, adventitious, alien.

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