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
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “native” as a noun can have the following definitions:
aboriginal | An aboriginal inhabitant of a place. The Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students. |
aborigine | A member of the people living in Australia when Europeans arrived. |
indigen | An indigenous person who was born in a particular place. |
indigene | An indigenous person who was born in a particular place. |
inhabitant | A person who inhabits a particular place. |
local | A local branch of an organization especially a trade union. The local seemed to take forever to get to New York. |
resident | A pupil who boards at a boarding school. Arctic residents are joined annually by long distance migrants. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “native” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
aboriginal | Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state. The aboriginal peoples of Australia. |
deep-rooted | Deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held. |
deep-seated | Deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held. |
domestic | Converted or adapted to domestic use. Domestic violence. |
earliest | Of an early stage in the development of a language or literature. Verdi s earliest and most raucous opera. |
first | Highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections. His first or maiden speech in Congress. |
home | Made done or intended for use in the home. A home win. |
inborn | Natural to a person or animal. An inborn defect in the formation of collagen. |
indigenous | Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native. Coriander is indigenous to southern Europe. |
inherent | Existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute. Shortcomings inherent in our approach. |
innate | Present 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. |
instinctual | Relating to or denoting an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour; based on instinct. Instinctual maternal behaviour. |
intrinsic | Situated 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. |
local | Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood. Local anesthesia. |
natural | Relating to earthly human or physical nature as distinct from the spiritual or supernatural realm. A natural pearl. |
original | Not 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. |
aboriginal | An aboriginal inhabitant of a place. Aboriginal forests. |
aborigine | An indigenous person who was born in a particular place. |
born | British 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. |
congenital | Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development. A congenital malformation of the heart. |
denizen | A foreigner allowed certain rights in their adopted country. Denizens of field and forest. |
ethnic | A member of an ethnic minority. Two playwrights of different ethnic origins. |
immanent | Of a mental act performed entirely within the mind. Ambition is immanent in human nature. |
inborn | Existing from birth. People think doctors have inborn compassion. |
inchoate | Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed. Inchoate proletarian protest. |
indian | Any of the languages spoken by Amerindians. |
inhabitant | A person who inhabits a particular place. |
inherent | Vested in someone as a right or privilege. The president s inherent foreign affairs power. |
innate | Not established by conditioning or learning. An innate talent. |
instinct | Inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli. Words instinct with love. |
intrinsic | Belonging to a thing by its very nature- John Dewey. Form was treated as something intrinsic as the very essence of the thing. |
korean | Of or relating to or characteristic of Korea or its people or language. |
malformation | Something abnormal or anomalous. Malformation of one or both ears. |
maternal | Relating to or derived from one’s mother. Warm maternal affection for her guest. |
nascent | Being born or beginning. A nascent insurgency. |
natal | Relating to or accompanying birth. He was living in the south many miles from his natal city. |
parental | Relating to a person’s parent or parents. The decision to sever ties with the parental organization. |
paternal | Characteristic of a father. He reasserted his paternal authority. |
pregnancy | The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus. A straightforward pregnancy. |
primeval | Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state. A primeval desire. |
settler | A person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country. The early European settlers in America were often fleeing from religious persecution. |
tipi | A Native American tent; usually of conical shape. |
tribal | Members of tribal communities especially in South Asia. People don t want political parties stuck in rigid tribal boundaries. |
tribe | A federation (as of American Indians. An outburst against the whole tribe of theoreticians. |
untapped | Not drawn upon or used- G.R.Harrison. The vast untapped potential of individual women and men. |
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