built-in

¹built–in

adj \ˈbilt-ˈin\

Definition of BUILT-IN

1

a : forming an integral part of a structure or object <a camera with a built–in flash>; especially : constructed as or in a recess in a wall <a built–in bookshelf> b : built into the ground <a built–in swimming pool>

2

a : inherent <a built–in advantage> b : already established <her best-seller status gave her a built–in audience>

First Known Use of BUILT-IN

1898

Related to BUILT-IN

Synonyms: built-in, constitutional, constitutive, essential, hardwired, immanent, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrain, ingrained (also engrained), innate, integral, intrinsic, native, natural

Antonyms: adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic

Related Words: basic, deep-rooted, elemental, fundamental; congenital, hereditary, inherited, inmost, inner, interior; internal; characteristic, distinctive, peculiar; habitual, inveterate; normal, regular, typical

Near Antonyms: alien, foreign; accidental, coincidental, incidental; acquired, adscititious; superficial, surface; exterior, external

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