INDIGENOUS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INDIGENOUS?

Need another word that means the same as “indigenous”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “indigenous” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Indigenous” are: autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, native, aboriginal, local

Indigenous as an Adjective

Definitions of "Indigenous" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “indigenous” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Originating where it is found.
• Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

Synonyms of "Indigenous" as an adjective (7 Words)

aboriginal	Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning. Aboriginal forests.
autochthonal	Autochthonous. The autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo.
autochthonic	Designating a theory or belief that a particular people, race, etc., are indigenous to a certain place.
autochthonous	Originating where it is found. Autochthonous rocks and people and folktales.
endemic	(of an area) in which a particular disease is regularly found. Complacency is endemic in industry today.
local	Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood. Local anesthesia.
native	Used in names of animals or plants resembling others familiar elsewhere e g native bee. Eagle owls aren t native to Britain.

Usage Examples of "Indigenous" as an adjective

• The Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan.
• The indigenous peoples of Siberia.
• Coriander is indigenous to southern Europe.

Associations of "Indigenous" (30 Words)

aboriginal	An aboriginal inhabitant of a place. Aboriginal forests.
aborigine	A dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
beget	Make children. They hoped that the King might beget an heir by his new queen.
born	British nuclear physicist born in Germany honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics 1882 1970. The sound bite was born in the TV newsroom.
congenital	(of a person) having a particular trait from birth or by firmly established habit. A congenital liar.
culture	A refined understanding or appreciation of culture. The culture of cells in a Petri dish.
denizen	A person who inhabits a particular place. Denizens of field and forest.
endemic	An endemic plant or animal. Diseases endemic to the tropics.
engender	Call forth. The issue engendered continuing controversy.
ethnic	A member of an ethnic minority. Ethnic and cultural rights and traditions.
generate	Produce (a set or sequence of items) by performing specified mathematical or logical operations on an initial set. The computer bug generated chaos in the office.
inborn	Natural to a person or animal. An inborn defect in the formation of collagen.
inhabitant	A person who fulfils the residential or legal requirements for being a member of a state or parish.
inherence	The state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic. The inherence of polysemy in human language.
inherent	Vested in someone as a right or privilege. Any form of mountaineering has its inherent dangers.
innate	Inborn; natural. Her innate capacity for organization.
instinct	A natural propensity or skill of a specified kind. They retain their old authoritarian instincts.
intrinsic	Belonging naturally; essential. Access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life.
nascent	(chiefly of hydrogen) freshly generated in a reactive form. A nascent insurgency.
natal	A region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean. He was living in the south many miles from his natal city.
native	Used in names of animals or plants resembling others familiar elsewhere e g native bee. The native North American sugar maple.
pollinate	Convey pollen to or deposit pollen on (a stigma, ovule, flower, or plant) and so allow fertilization. Large tubular bird pollinated flowers.
primeval	Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state. The forest primeval.
procreate	Have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant. Species that procreate by copulation.
produce	Cause (a particular result or situation) to happen or exist. He produced a sheet of paper from his pocket.
sibling	A person’s brother or sister.
spawn	The process of producing spawn. Players can spawn a ghost ship to confuse foes.
tipi	A Native American tent; usually of conical shape.
tribal	Members of tribal communities especially in South Asia. Tribal people in Malaysia.