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

Need another word that means the same as “native”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “native” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Native” are: aboriginal, aborigine, indigen, indigene, inhabitant, resident, local, vernacular, indigenous, original, first, earliest, domestic, home, innate, inherent, inborn, intrinsic, instinctive, instinctual, intuitive, natural, deep-seated, deep-rooted

Native as a Noun

Definitions of "Native" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “native” as a noun can have the following definitions:

  • Indigenous plants and animals.
  • A local inhabitant.
  • An indigenous person who was born in a particular place.
  • A person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not.
  • A person born in a particular place or country.
  • An animal or plant indigenous to a place.
  • An oyster reared in British waters.
  • A non-white original inhabitant of a place, as regarded by European colonists or travellers.

Synonyms of "Native" as a noun (7 Words)

aboriginalAn aboriginal inhabitant of a place.
The Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students.
aborigineA member of the people living in Australia when Europeans arrived.
indigenAn indigenous person who was born in a particular place.
indigeneAn indigenous person who was born in a particular place.
inhabitantA person who inhabits a particular place.
localA local branch of an organization especially a trade union.
The local seemed to take forever to get to New York.
residentA pupil who boards at a boarding school.
Arctic residents are joined annually by long distance migrants.

Usage Examples of "Native" as a noun

  • New York in the summer was too hot even for the natives.
  • An eighteen-year-old Brooklyn native.
  • The marigold is a native of southern Europe.
  • He is a native of Brazil.
  • A native of Montreal.
  • The art of the natives of the northwest coast.

Native as an Adjective

Definitions of "Native" as an adjective

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

  • As found in nature in the elemental form.
  • (of a metal or other mineral) found in a pure or uncombined state.
  • (of a plant or animal) of indigenous origin or growth.
  • Associated with the place or circumstances of a person's birth.
  • Of the indigenous inhabitants of a place.
  • Used in names of animals or plants resembling others familiar elsewhere, e.g. native bee.
  • Belonging to one by birth.
  • Characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin.
  • Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning.
  • Designed for or built into a given system, especially denoting the language associated with a given processor, computer, or compiler, and programs written in it.
  • (of a quality) belonging to a person's character from birth; innate.

Synonyms of "Native" as an adjective (19 Words)

aboriginalHaving existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state.
The aboriginal peoples of Australia.
deep-rootedDeeply rooted; firmly fixed or held.
deep-seatedDeeply rooted; firmly fixed or held.
domesticConverted or adapted to domestic use.
Domestic violence.
earliestOf an early stage in the development of a language or literature.
Verdi s earliest and most raucous opera.
firstHighest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections.
His first or maiden speech in Congress.
homeMade done or intended for use in the home.
A home win.
inbornNatural to a person or animal.
An inborn defect in the formation of collagen.
indigenousOriginating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
Coriander is indigenous to southern Europe.
inherentExisting in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute.
Shortcomings inherent in our approach.
innatePresent at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development.
An innate talent.
instinctive(of a person) doing or being a specified thing apparently naturally or automatically.
He was an instinctive cook.
instinctualRelating to or denoting an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour; based on instinct.
Instinctual maternal behaviour.
intrinsicSituated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts.
Access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life.
intuitive(chiefly of computer software) easy to use and understand.
An intuitive revulsion.
localOf or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood.
Local anesthesia.
naturalRelating to earthly human or physical nature as distinct from the spiritual or supernatural realm.
A natural pearl.
originalNot dependent on other people’s ideas; inventive or novel.
The original performance of the opera.
vernacular(of architecture) concerned with domestic and functional rather than public or monumental buildings.
A vernacular term.

Usage Examples of "Native" as an adjective

  • He's a native New Yorker.
  • Native copper.
  • Many native artists studied abroad.
  • My native land.
  • A ceremonial native dance from Fiji.
  • Eagle owls aren't native to Britain.
  • One's native language.
  • Native Americans.
  • The native North American sugar maple.
  • Her native country.
  • Scotland's few remaining native pinewoods.
  • Some last vestige of native wit prompted Guy to say nothing.

Associations of "Native" (30 Words)

aboriginalAn aboriginal inhabitant of a place.
Aboriginal forests.
aborigineAn indigenous person who was born in a particular place.
bornBritish nuclear physicist born in Germany honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics 1882 1970.
On 1 January 1992 the new company was born.
budding(of a body part) becoming larger as part of normal growth.
Her budding breasts.
congenitalPresent at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development.
A congenital malformation of the heart.
denizenA foreigner allowed certain rights in their adopted country.
Denizens of field and forest.
ethnicA member of an ethnic minority.
Two playwrights of different ethnic origins.
immanentOf a mental act performed entirely within the mind.
Ambition is immanent in human nature.
inbornExisting from birth.
People think doctors have inborn compassion.
inchoateOnly partly in existence; imperfectly formed.
Inchoate proletarian protest.
indianAny of the languages spoken by Amerindians.
inhabitantA person who inhabits a particular place.
inherentVested in someone as a right or privilege.
The president s inherent foreign affairs power.
innateNot established by conditioning or learning.
An innate talent.
instinctInborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli.
Words instinct with love.
intrinsicBelonging to a thing by its very nature- John Dewey.
Form was treated as something intrinsic as the very essence of the thing.
koreanOf or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language.
malformationSomething abnormal or anomalous.
Malformation of one or both ears.
maternalRelating to or derived from one’s mother.
Warm maternal affection for her guest.
nascentBeing born or beginning.
A nascent insurgency.
natalRelating to or accompanying birth.
He was living in the south many miles from his natal city.
parentalRelating to a person’s parent or parents.
The decision to sever ties with the parental organization.
paternalCharacteristic of a father.
He reasserted his paternal authority.
pregnancyThe state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus.
A straightforward pregnancy.
primevalHaving existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state.
A primeval desire.
settlerA person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country.
The early European settlers in America were often fleeing from religious persecution.
tipiA Native American tent; usually of conical shape.
tribalMembers of tribal communities especially in South Asia.
People don t want political parties stuck in rigid tribal boundaries.
tribeA federation (as of American Indians.
An outburst against the whole tribe of theoreticians.
untappedNot drawn upon or used- G.R.Harrison.
The vast untapped potential of individual women and men.

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