ABORIGINES Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

aborigines

noun

plural of aborigine

as in aboriginals

a member of the first people to inhabit a region a national sport whose origins can be traced to an ancient game first played by the aborigines

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natives

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The fund backs music and arts curriculums in public schools inspired by Brooklyn natives Jean-Michel Basquiat and Max Roach.

— James LaForge, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Columbus, for all his accomplishments in exploration, also had a brutal history of killing, raping, and enslaving natives, and forcing cultural assimilation and Christianity during his conquest of the Americas.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2026

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