domestic
Belonging to the home and family, or tame and kept by people.
domestic in a sentence
- Washing up and hoovering are domestic chores we share at home.
- Cats and dogs are domestic animals, while foxes live in the wild.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to domestic?
- Ahome
- Btame
- Cwild
- Dhousehold
Show the answer
C: wild. The other three mean nearly the same as domestic.
Words that mean something similar
household, home, tame
Words that mean the opposite
wild
More words about places & settings
- eerie: Strange in a way that makes you feel nervous or scared.
- exotic: Unusual and exciting because it comes from a faraway place.
- expanse: A wide, open stretch of land, sea or sky.
- exterior: The outside part of something.
- grim: Gloomy, harsh and without cheer.
- habitable: Good enough for people or animals to live in.
- haven: A safe place where you can shelter from harm.
- hazardous: Dangerous and likely to cause harm.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test