Qualities

Synonyms for indigenous

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 4, High CampQualities

originating where it is found

The Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

endemic

Same sentence, swapped: The Ainu are endemic to the northernmost islands of Japan.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for indigenous as it is used in the sentence above.

primal
hereditary
bodily

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inadequacynoundeficiencylack of an adequate quantity or numberHigh Camp2 sensesHas a reason line inattentiveadjectiveneglectfulnot showing due care or attentionHigh Camp incompetentadjectiveunskillednot doing a good jobHigh Camp indefatigableadjectivetirelessshowing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitalityHigh Camp substantialadjectiverealhaving substance or capable of being treated as factTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line subtleadjectiveelusivedifficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyzeRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line succulentadjectivelushtender and full of juiceRidgeline bitteradjectiveacrimoniousmarked by strong resentment or cynicismHigh CampHas a reason line

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