Synonyms for native

Noun

1. native, indigen, indigene, person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul

usage: a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person

Adjective

1. native (vs. foreign), autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous, domestic, homegrown, native-born

usage: being such by origin; "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad"

2. native (vs. adopted)

usage: belonging to one by birth; "my native land"; "one's native language"

3. native (vs. nonnative), aboriginal

usage: being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"

4. native, pure (vs. impure)

usage: as found in nature in the elemental form; "native copper"

5. connatural, inborn, inbred, native, normal (vs. abnormal)

usage: normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of the good"