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Antonyms 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.

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

    Synonyms:
    indigenous, innate, natal, natural, original

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. native

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

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

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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"

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

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

  2. nativenoun

    a person born in a particular place or country

    "he is a native of Brazil"

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

    Synonyms:
    indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal

  3. nativeadjective

    indigenous plants and animals

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

    Synonyms:
    indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal

  4. nativeadjective

    characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

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

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

    Synonyms:
    aboriginal

  5. nativeadjective

    belonging to one by birth

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

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

    Synonyms:
    aboriginal

  6. native, aboriginaladjective

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

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

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

    Synonyms:
    native, primaeval, primordial, aboriginal, primal, primeval

  7. nativeadjective

    as found in nature in the elemental form

    "native copper"

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

    Synonyms:
    aboriginal

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. nativeadjective

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

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

  2. nativenoun

    Synonyms:
    aboriginal, denizen (by birth), indigene

How to use Native in a sentence?

  1. Robert Maxim:

    It's worth underscoring how absurd it is that the descendants of the tribe that met Pilgrims, who every American learns about around this time of year, couldn't meet the definition of a' tribe,' it's just a perfect illustration of how messed up, and really, anti-Native, federal Indian policy has been throughout our history.

  2. Founder Rafael Shin:

    My hope is that Agua Mágica helps more people enjoy mezcal as native Mexicans do, gaining an appreciation for the nuances of how it’s crafted and the terroir of where the agave is grown, it’s something that is so common in the world of wine — enthusiasts are well-versed in the differences in flavor and production method from one region to another. My goal is that people will approach mezcal with just as much appreciation for the particular people and place that made it.

  3. President Obama:

    Alaska’s National Wildlife refuge is an incredible place -- pristine, undisturbed, it supports caribou and polar bears, all manner of marine life, countless species of birds and fish, and for centuries it supported many Alaska native communities. But it’s very fragile.

  4. Kelly Nokes:

    While The EPA is encouraging that The EPA is taking at least some minimal action to protect the public from deadly M-44s, updating a few use restrictions -- nearly impossible to enforce and commonly ignored -- fails to meaningfully address the problem, the EPA is blatantly ignoring The EPA fundamental duty to protect the public, our pets, and native wildlife from the cruel, lethal impacts of cyanide bombs lurking on our public lands.

  5. David Katz:

    The fundamentals are minimally processed plant foods, today our diet is distorted from the native normal.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1188foreign
#1635established
#2290native
#3153affected
#3314adopted
#3929strange
#5202acquired
#5373assumed
#5919artificial
#5966alien
#6251exotic
#6806imported
#23410adoptive
#27071unnatural
#42051naturalized
#44601impure
#97983nonnative

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