as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
the question of whether people have an intrinsic sense of right and wrong
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Recent Examples of intrinsic
Having to translate and code-switch between her Chinese and American identities was intrinsic to this challenge.
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Brett Berk, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
The critic John Berger, a mentor and friend, was one of the few who saw the intrinsic connection between the author’s two modes.
—Anderson Tepper, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s something intrinsic about following that route from city to sea in a region where life and work and industry were dictated by the river for so long.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
From an intrinsic point of view, most of the Moon’s light is merely reflected light from the Sun.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
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Brett Berk, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
The critic John Berger, a mentor and friend, was one of the few who saw the intrinsic connection between the author’s two modes.
—Anderson Tepper, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s something intrinsic about following that route from city to sea in a region where life and work and industry were dictated by the river for so long.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
From an intrinsic point of view, most of the Moon’s light is merely reflected light from the Sun.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intrinsic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrinsic
Adjective
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Foster self-acceptance by regularly affirming your son’s inherent value, and the value of other young men, irrespective of any kind of achievements, characteristics, and physical attributes.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before the Big Bang, the Universe wasn’t dominated by matter or radiation, but by energy inherent to space itself, in a phase known as cosmic inflation.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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An integral part of the mentorship, Dillane said, was how designers could make their careers viable.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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Shota Imanaga and Jameson Taillon will be integral parts of the rotation along with rookie Cade Horton, but Cease's addition would bolster the rotation.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Collaboration across the value chain is essential.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some of these minerals include those essential to the production of phones and computer chips.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Intrinsic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrinsic. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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