inherent

[in-her-uhnt, -heer-] / ɪnˈhɛr ənt, -ˈhɪər- /

ADJECTIVE

basic, hereditary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

built-in constitutional deep-rooted deep-seated essential fundamental genetic implicit ingrained innate instinctive internal intrinsic latent natural

WEAK

characteristic congenital connate distinctive elementary fixed immanent in the grain inborn inbred inbuilt indigenous indispensable individual indwelling inherited inner integral integrated intimate inward native original part-and-parcel resident running in the family subjective unalienable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

acquired auxiliary extra extrinsic learned minor secondary superficial unimportant

WEAK

added external incidental

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However, he posited that the uptick in spending could be indicative of Amazon’s “inherent advantage in being able to retrofit existing AWS infrastructure,” meaning that the company could bring capacity online faster than its peers.

From MarketWatch

But Lau wonders whether Horses will be able to avoid conflict, due to their inherent independent natures.

From Los Angeles Times

“It made us comfortable with this concept of refreshing your inherent technology every five to 10 years.”

From The Wall Street Journal

With shadow-fleet voyages a key feature of the supply chain for Russian oil, greater international cooperation will be needed to protect seafarers from the inherent risks of maritime service.

From BBC

"My heart kind of just broke for her in that moment. But that's the inherent risk of this sport."

From Barron's

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