| Main Entry: | indigenous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | native, inborn |
Synonyms: |
aboriginal, autochthonous, chthonic, congenital, connate, domestic, endemic, homegrown, inbred, inherent, inherited, innate, natural, original, primitive, unacquired |
Antonyms: |
alien, foreign |
| Main Entry: | aboriginal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | belonging to one, existing in a place since prehistory |
Synonyms: |
ancient, earliest, endemic, first, indigenous, native, original, primary, primeval, primitive, primordial |
Antonyms: |
foreign |
| Main Entry: | congenital |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inborn |
Synonyms: |
complete, connate, connatural, constitutional, inbred, indigenous, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, inherited, innate, intrinsic, inveterate, latent, native, natural, thorough, unacquired, utter |
Antonyms: |
contracted |
| Main Entry: | domestic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not foreign |
Synonyms: |
handcrafted, home-grown, homemade, indigenous, inland, internal, intestine, intramural, municipal, national, native |
| Notes: | a domestic animal is a pet; a domesticated animal is a formerly wild animal bred for human use |
Antonyms: |
alien, foreign |
| Main Entry: | ethnic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | racial, cultural |
Synonyms: |
indigenous, national, native, traditional, tribal |
| Main Entry: | inborn/inbred |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | coming from birth; natural |
Synonyms: |
congenital, connate, connatural, constitutional, deep-seated, essential, hereditary, inbred, indigenous, indwelling, ingenerate, ingrained, inherent, inherited, innate, instinctive, intrinsic, intuitive, native, unacquired |
Antonyms: |
acquired, earned |
| Main Entry: | inherent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | basic, hereditary |
Synonyms: |
built-in, characteristic, congenital, connate, constitutional, deep-rooted, deep-seated, distinctive, elementary, essential, fixed, fundamental, genetic, immanent, implicit, in the grain, inborn, inbred, inbuilt, indigenous, indispensable, individual, indwelling, ingrained, inherited, innate, inner, instinctive, integral, integrated, internal, intimate, intrinsic, inward, latent, native, natural, original, part and parcel, resident, running in the family, subjective, unalienable |
Antonyms: |
acquired, added, external, extrinsic, incidental, learned |
| Main Entry: | innate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inherited, native |
Synonyms: |
congenital, connate, connatural, constitutional, deep-seated, elemental, essential, hereditary, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrained, inherent, instinctive, intrinsic, intuitive, natural, normal, regular, standard, typical, unacquired |
Antonyms: |
acquired, extrinsic, learned |
| Main Entry: | internal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | within |
Synonyms: |
centralized, circumscribed, civic, constitutional, domestic, enclosed, gut, home, in-house, indigenous, inherent, innate, inner, innermore, inside, interior, intestine, intimate, intramural, intrinsic, inward, municipal, national, native, private, subjective, visceral, viscerous |
Antonyms: |
external, outer |
| Main Entry: | native |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | innate, inherent |
Synonyms: |
built-in, congenital, connate, connatural, constitutional, endemic, essential, fundamental, genuine, hereditary, implanted, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrained, inherited, instinctive, intrinsic, inveterate, inwrought, natal, natural, original, real, unacquired, wild |
Antonyms: |
alien, foreign, outside |