as in fundamentally
by natural character or ability
the judge's observation that women are not inherently better at parenting than men
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Recent Examples of inherently
More risk The index is also tracking companies with inherently more risk given their preference for the largest cap companies, which tend to skew toward big tech.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Students see the subject itself as inherently forbidding because of its abstract nature.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
The Bachelor franchise has always stuck by a somewhat silly dogma—that despite the fact that its premise (one star dating 20-plus suitors) is ridiculous and inherently a little raunchy, the show is at its core a pure slice of an Americana fairy tale.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Advertisement There’s nothing inherently bad about the usage of language changing.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Researchers Brett Laursen and Christopher Hafen analyzed decades of relationship research and concluded that conflict is not inherently bad.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
However, advocates say that the two are complementary, with SMRs providing dependable power that can adjust to inherently variable energy sources such as wind and solar power.
—Anna Heim, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Suburban neighborhoods are not inherently better than rural or urban areas.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
The surge in electricity demand is not inherently a problem.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Students see the subject itself as inherently forbidding because of its abstract nature.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
The Bachelor franchise has always stuck by a somewhat silly dogma—that despite the fact that its premise (one star dating 20-plus suitors) is ridiculous and inherently a little raunchy, the show is at its core a pure slice of an Americana fairy tale.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2025
Advertisement There’s nothing inherently bad about the usage of language changing.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Researchers Brett Laursen and Christopher Hafen analyzed decades of relationship research and concluded that conflict is not inherently bad.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
However, advocates say that the two are complementary, with SMRs providing dependable power that can adjust to inherently variable energy sources such as wind and solar power.
—Anna Heim, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Suburban neighborhoods are not inherently better than rural or urban areas.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
The surge in electricity demand is not inherently a problem.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inherently
Adverb
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When Screens Turned Predatory The screens of my childhood were fundamentally different than what our children encounter today.—
Jessica Ewing
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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This approach can empower oncologists to instantly grasp a patient's complete treatment journey, fundamentally reimagining how cancer care teams navigate complex patient histories.—
Dr. Taha Kass-Hout,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Since a key tenet of the Shakers was lifelong abstinence, those numbers have naturally dwindled.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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That curiosity, paired with systemic thinking, naturally leads to insights that matter to the business, our customers and the industry at large.—
Heather Rosenow,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Hardly seems like enough to cow these arrogant companies into behaving, especially when their business model is so intrinsically tied to hoovering up other people’s information and creative work.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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People intrinsically want to do a good job.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The overlap in the Venn diagram of the beliefs of Mormons (especially the reality-TV variety) and the traditional values The Bachelor has long espoused is basically a circle.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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That’s another bit of positive news for consumer prices since basically all food, clothing and other consumer goods are transported from factories to market via ships, planes, trucks, and trains which run some variant of Diesel fuel.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Hours later, Utah officials confirmed Kirk had died, meaning that everyone who watched the video had essentially just viewed a snuff film.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Observing it again would essentially require a blind search.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Inherently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inherently. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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