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ETHNICITY Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word ethnicity. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For ETHNICITY

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background
nounn
noun

• a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

• the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

• information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem

• extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured

• relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation

• the state of the environment in which a situation exists

• (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

• scenery hung at back of stage

verb

• understate the importance or quality of

culture
nounn
noun

• a particular society at a particular time and place

• the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group

• all the knowledge and values shared by a society

• (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar)

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization

• the raising of plants or animals

verb

• grow in a special preparation

descent
nounn
noun

• a movement downward

• properties attributable to your ancestry

• the act of changing your location in a downward direction

• the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

• a downward slope or bend

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

heritage
nounn
noun

• practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

• any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors

• that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

• hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

identity
nounn
noun

• the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity

• the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known

• an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates

• exact sameness

lineage
nounn
noun

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

• the number of lines in a piece of printed material

• a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted

• inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

nationality
nounn
noun

• people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation

• the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization

origin
nounn
noun

• the place where something begins, where it springs into being

• properties attributable to your ancestry

• an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

• the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero

• the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

race
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• any competition

• a contest of speed

• people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

• (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

• a canal for a current of water

verb

• move hurridly

• compete in a race

• to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others

• cause to move fast or to rush or race

roots
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage

Alternatives for BACKGROUND

Alternatives for CULTURE

Alternatives for DESCENT

Alternatives for HERITAGE

Alternatives for IDENTITY

Alternatives for LINEAGE

Alternatives for NATIONALITY

Alternatives for ORIGIN

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