Antonyms for the phrase "was born in" could be "was not born in" or "was raised in." The former implies that the person being referred to was not born in a particular place, while the latter suggests that they may have been born elsewhere but grew up in the place being discussed. Other antonyms might include "lived elsewhere" or "emigrated from," as these emphasize the fact that the person being discussed had a connection to another place before settling in the location in question. Using antonyms like these can help to add nuance and complexity to discussions of where a person is from and their background.

What are the antonyms for Was born in?

• v.

  • hail
  • disdain
  ,
  • dishonor
  ,
  • disparage
  ,
  • dribble
  ,
  • drip
  ,
  • slight
  ,
  • whisper
  .

Famous quotes with Was born in

• As a result of the historic catastrophe in which Titus of Rome destroyed Jerusalem and Israel was exiled from its land, I was born in one of the cities of the Exile.

  Shmuel Y. Agnon
• But always I regarded myself as one who was born in Jerusalem.

  Shmuel Y. Agnon
• I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family. No wonder that by age five I was a raging feminist - although the term had not reached Chile yet, so nobody knew what the heck was wrong with me.

  Isabel Allende
• I was born in Montreal in 1939, the second son of poor immigrants.

  Sidney Altman
• My dad was born in Chicago in 1908... his parents came from Russia. They settled in Chicago, where they lived in a little tiny grocery store with eight or nine children - in the backroom all together - and my grandmother got the idea to go into the movie business.

  Bob Balaban

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