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

Example Sentences

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For hundreds of thousands of Indians, merchant shipping jobs are a lucrative proposition despite the inherent risks.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

"This will overcome finally some of the limitations that are fundamentally inherent to this hardware that we are using at the moment."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

It’s “a risk inherent in the guru-celebrity model,” he concluded.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

But Källenius said that Mercedes’s inherent strengths as a large-volume automaker could help it operate more directly in the military hardware space.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“The first plan is too stylized. Design is inherent in it through and through.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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