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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Point being, there is no inherent logic to any of this, and no scientific basis for the labels we give generations.

From Salon

His arc is just one of the ways the weirdness and anxiety inherent to life on the severed floor only deepened throughout these new episodes, presenting Lumon’s corporate culture as a cult.

From Salon

Machines that show their work, in ways that are impossible for humans, could overcome the public’s inherent distrust.

From The Wall Street Journal

Disagreement is “inherent” in the current situation, Powell said.

From Barron's

“The immediate risk factor inherent in our investment view is the uncertainty about exactly what course the administration is likely to pursue,” Coffey wrote.

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