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 Synonyms for inherently
Adverb
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These concepts make digital assets fundamentally different from physical ones.—
Sandeep Shilawat,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025 -
This projection highlights the growing belief that agentic AI could fundamentally transform workforce productivity.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
Adverb
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Clubs have, perhaps naturally, linked their one avenue of recourse to the existing rules framework.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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The legacy of slavery was an undertone — overtone, really — to Our Native Daughters’ lone album, so this first set naturally contained an unfair share of the most emotionally rife numbers of the night.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 June 2025
Adverb
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Privacy Implications And Regulatory Compliance Biometric data is intrinsically sensitive.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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To watch dancing is intrinsically delightful, and Flanagan, without doing anything exceptional with the camera, conveys a spectatorial sense of that delight.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Adverb
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Paul George basically came off the bench in Year 1 before blossoming in his third year.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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As anyone who has spent June in D.C. might have expected, the air was thick and humid, and attendees were dripping with sweat basically as soon as the sun rose.—
Emma Sarappo,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
Adverb
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The azul and chrome essentially trade places with Vancouver, which falls to 10-3-5. SDFC has outscored its opponents 22-8 in nine road matches this season.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2025
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Much of the package, with its tax breaks and bolstered border security spending, is essentially drafted.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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“Inherently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inherently. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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