more inborn

ADJECTIVE

coming from birth; natural

Synonyms

WEAK

congenital connate connatural constitutional deep-seated essential hereditary inbred indigenous indwelling ingenerate ingrained inherent inherited innate instinctive intrinsic intuitive native unacquired

Antonyms

WEAK

acquired earned

ADJECTIVE

natural

Synonyms

STRONGEST

congenital hereditary ingrained innate instinctive intrinsic intuitive

WEAK

connate connatural constitutional deep-seated essential inbred indigenous indwelling ingenerate inherent inherited native unacquired

Antonyms

STRONGEST

acquired extrinsic learned meditated

Example Sentences

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Now that the number of chromosomes in human cells is established at 46, correcting a long-held error, variations from the normal are showing up in more and more inborn defects.

From Time Magazine Archive

His youth showed again how much more inborn tendency has to do with one's life than any external forces—such as guardianship, means, and what we call education.

From Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z by Various

In no part of the world have I seen a man of more distinguished mien, or of a more inborn dignity and elegance of address.

From Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers by Martin, Benj. N.