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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:
    native, 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:
    native, 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. Rio Tinto:

    We respect the history, beliefs, and culture of our neighbors and local communities, we continue to create relationships with Native American Tribes and work to identify mutually beneficial partnership opportunities.

  2. Duane Dunston:

    The whole idea behind this technology is to communicate with victims in their native language as a gesture of compassion, safety and hope.

  3. Ron Magill:

    When you plant native wildflowers, you're planting a buffet for the wildlife that needs that to survive, that's the refueling stations for Wildlife Service.Bats.

  4. Deb Haaland:

    I never question anyone's identity. There are a number of people who told me,' Yes, I'm native. And I just don't question that about people.

  5. Christopher Cardozo:

    The work is being used actively by Native people to help them rediscover who they are, what their language was, what their customs and rituals were, in many cases, the descendants of people who Curtis photographed have no photographs of them. If you think of what conditions were like in 1900, even if they were given photographs -- which often happened -- they've been lost or destroyed. I am finding that the Native people, overwhelmingly, really appreciate what Curtis and their ancestors did together.


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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