indigenous | Definition of indigenous

Synonyms and Antonyms of indigenous

1 belonging to a particular place by birth or origin

the culture of the indigenous people of that country

Synonyms of indigenous

aboriginal, autochthonous, born, domestic, endemic, native

Words Related to indigenous

local, regional

Near Antonyms of indigenous

imported, introduced, transplanted

alien, exotic, foreign, strange

expatriate, immigrant

Antonyms of indigenous

nonindigenous, nonnative

2 being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing

the drive to create that is indigenous to humanity

Synonyms of indigenous

built-in, constitutional, constitutive, essential, hardwired, immanent, inborn, inbred, ingrain, ingrained (also engrained), inherent, innate, integral, intrinsic, native, natural

Words Related to indigenous

basic, deep-rooted, elemental, fundamental

congenital, hereditary, inherited, inmost, inner, interior

characteristic, distinctive, peculiar

habitual, inveterate

normal, regular, typical

Phrases Synonymous with indigenous

Near Antonyms of indigenous

accidental, coincidental, incidental

acquired, adscititious

superficial, surface

exterior, external

Antonyms of indigenous

adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic