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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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

"It is an inherent feature of screening programmes that false negative results will occur and some of these will be attributable to human error," he said.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

I didn’t like myself very much, and I thought that someone who didn’t like me must be a genius and that I could overcome my inherent ineptitude by getting them to like me.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Sieg emphasized that his business is hiring advisors while deploying AI, touching on an inherent tension between humans and tech in his industry.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The house is in a state of disarray, or as much disarray as a house crammed from floor to ceiling with antiques and books and objets d’art can be in its inherent cozy, cluttered way.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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