Synonyms for connate
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Congenital — inborn
congenital, natural, native, indigenous, in-bred, innate, intrinsic, inborn, connatural, inherent
2. Cognate — of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- adj. 2
Inborn.
Related words
- Other spellings
- connated
Example sentences
- native What can I do to sound more like a native speaker?
- indigenous They need to get rid of the indigenous population.
- congenital Ziri has got congenital heart disease.
- akin This problem is akin to the one we had last year.
- cognate The English language is cognate to the German language.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| connate | falling | |
| native | steady | |
| indigenous | rising | |
| congenital | steady | |
| akin | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- akin2
- 6 letters
- native2, innate2, inborn2
- 7 letters
- natural3, related3, kindred2, cognate
- 8 letters
- inherent3
- 9 letters
- intrinsic3
- 10 letters
- indigenous4, congenital4, connatural
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (akin2 = 2 syllables).