DOMESTIC Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

domestic 1 of 2

adjective

də-ˈme-stik

as in familial

of or relating to a household or family the surest way to maintain domestic peace and harmony is to have everyone pitch in on chores

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as in domesticated

changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans domestic animals in a barnyard

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as in indigenous

belonging to a particular place by birth or origin the domestic bird population has been virtually wiped out by the brown tree snake

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domestic

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noun

as in servant

a person hired to perform household or personal services working as a team, the couple hired themselves out as domestics for wealthy homeowners

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Adjective

Among cats, felines with roots in the Eastern Hemisphere were more likely to fetch more than, say, domestic longhairs. —

Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024 Of that figure, $125 billion were domestic sales and $40 billion from exports. —

Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 19 Sep. 2024

Noun

Art Kane: No one ever heard about it because … no one covers … DUIs and domestics, and that flew under the radar. —

Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2024 Work in auto plants provided an advancement for Black people who had been disproportionately restricted to such jobs as domestics, chauffeurs, custodians and farm laborers, according to Sugrue's report. —

Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for domestic

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