Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ethnic

1 sense of ethnic

Sense 1
ethnic -- (a person who is a member of an ethnic group)
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Antonyms of adj ethnic

2 senses of ethnic

Sense 1
cultural, ethnic, ethnical -- (denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; "influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy; "ethnic food")

INDIRECT (VIA social) -> unsocial -- (not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors")

Sense 2
heathen, heathenish, pagan, ethnic -- (not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam)

INDIRECT (VIA irreligious) -> religious -- (having or showing belief in and reverence for a deity; "a religious man"; "religious attitude")

Similarity of adj ethnic

2 senses of ethnic

Sense 1
cultural, ethnic, ethnical -- (denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; "influenced by ethnic and cultural ties"- J.F.Kennedy; "ethnic food")
       => social (vs. unsocial) -- (living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior")

Sense 2
heathen, heathenish, pagan, ethnic -- (not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam)
       => irreligious (vs. religious) -- (hostile or indifferent to religion)