Definitions

innately

[ih-nayt-lee, in-ayt-lee] / ɪˈneɪt li, ˈɪn eɪt li /

ADVERB

by nature, inherently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

by birth by nature constitutionally essentially fundamentally inherently intrinsically natively naturally

STRONG

by definition congenitally elementally implicitly inalienably inalterably integrally necessarily

WEAK

endogenously in one's bones instinctively instinctually

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accidentally adventitiously by accident extrinsically incidentally nonintrinsically

STRONG

by chance exogenously extraneously not necessarily superficially

WEAK

now and then occasionally sometimes

Example Sentences

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innately

I feel like I know a lot of people who might just casually buy into conspiracies, almost innately.

From Slate ● May 7, 2026

James Brash, a registered nutritionist and content creator, tells the BBC that fitness and diet advice are not innately bad – and he isn't discouraging people from trying to be healthier.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

And since October, Gemini has had the “native audio” model, innately understanding speech and generating responses without any cumbersome transcription.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

Those Black Friday missions weren’t the only ways in which Barrera was innately prepared for the role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025

So if sumo wrestlers, schoolteachers, and day-care parents all cheat, are we to assume that mankind is innately and universally corrupt?

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt