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The synonyms of “Inherent” are: built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, integral, implicit in, underlying, intrinsic, innate, immanent, inborn, ingrained, deep-rooted
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “inherent” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
built-in | Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic. |
constitutional | Constitutional in the structure of something especially your physical makeup. A constitutional amendment. |
deep-rooted | Deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held. |
immanent | Of a mental act performed entirely within the mind. We think of God as immanent in nature. |
implicit in | Being without doubt or reserve. |
inborn | Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development. People think doctors have inborn compassion. |
inbuilt | Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic. The body s inbuilt ability to heal itself. |
ingrained | (of dirt or a stain) deeply embedded and thus difficult to remove. The ingrained dirt on the flaking paintwork. |
innate | Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development. Her innate capacity for organization. |
integral | Included as part of a whole rather than supplied separately. A local motion keepeth bodies integral. |
intrinsic | Belonging to a thing by its very nature. Access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life. |
underlying | Being or involving basic facts or principles. Underlying problems need to be addressed. |
antenatal | Before birth; during or relating to pregnancy. Antenatal care. |
born | British nuclear physicist born in Germany honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics 1882 1970. The sound bite was born in the TV newsroom. |
congenital | Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development. A congenital liar. |
distaff | A stick or spindle on to which wool or flax is wound for spinning. Marriage is still the passport to distaff power. |
feminine | A feminine word or form. The association of the arts with the feminine. |
genetically | In a way that relates to genes or genetics. A genetically inherited condition. |
immanent | Of qualities that are spread throughout something. The protection of liberties is immanent in constitutional arrangements. |
inborn | Natural to a person or animal. An inborn defect in the formation of collagen. |
inherence | The state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic. The inherence of polysemy in human language. |
inherited | (of a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) derived genetically from one’s parents or ancestors. An inherited disease. |
innate | Being talented through inherited qualities. Her innate capacity for organization. |
instinct | Inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli. Instinct told her not to ask the question. |
intrinsic | Belonging to a thing by its very nature- John Dewey. Form was treated as something intrinsic as the very essence of the thing. |
intuition | A thing that one knows or considers likely from instinctive feeling rather than conscious reasoning. He had an intuition that something had gone wrong. |
maternal | (of feelings) typical of a caring mother; motherly. Maternal care. |
matriarch | A female head of a family or tribe. A domineering matriarch. |
mutual | A mutual building society or insurance company. They cooperated as potentially mutual beneficiaries of the settlement. |
nascent | (chiefly of hydrogen) freshly generated in a reactive form. A nascent insurgency. |
natal | A port city in northeastern Brazil. He was living in the south many miles from his natal city. |
native | Used in names of animals or plants resembling others familiar elsewhere e g native bee. The art of the natives of the northwest coast. |
parent | Be or act as a parent to a child. His adoptive parents. |
parental | A person’s parents. Parental responsibility. |
paternal | Of or appropriate to a father. My elders in the newsroom kept a paternal eye on me. |
paternity | The act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing. He refused to admit paternity of the child. |
predisposition | An inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way. Factors including genetic predisposition. |
pregnancy | The condition or period of being pregnant. A straightforward pregnancy. |
uncle | A source of help and advice and encouragement. He played uncle to lonely students. |
visceral | Relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect. The voters visceral fear of change. |
within | Internally or inwardly. Beauty coming from within. |
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