Native and Surface

Native

Native adjective - Being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing.
Usage example: a native energy and ambition that would allow him to rise above his humble beginnings

Surface is an antonym for native.

Nearby Words: nativity, natively

Surface

Surface adjective - Lying on or affecting only the outer layer of something.

Native is an antonym for surface.

Nearby Words: surfaced, surfacing

How words are described

true true native true surface
actual actual native actual surface
real real native real surface
black black native black surface
Other adjectives: hostile, planetary, strange, last, Martian.

Both words in one sentence

  • When the ship is damaged, however, they and a few other survivors find themselves in a Sinking Ship Scenario.This comic provides examples of: An Arm and a Leg: Warner, a shuttle pilot, is attacked by a venomous native lifeform on Poseidon's surface, and the doctors have to amputate his legs.
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