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
Ultimately, no compelling research has emerged to bear out the idea that MSG is inherently bad.
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 23 Feb. 2026
This isn’t to say that the Rangers have officially given Smith the job, or that Seager’s word is inherently bond, but rather that the 28-year-old appears to have a sizable lead in the race.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Tasks that inherently place aircraft at heightened risk.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Yet the stakes are inherently national.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
So the ear, McLuhan said, is inherently a source of terror.
—Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
The rise in shadow defaults isn’t inherently alarming, Garfield says.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2026
The truth is that neither side is inherently more difficult.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
Sports are inherently fraught with tension, but some seem preordained to it more than others.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Caroline Tien, SELF, 23 Feb. 2026
This isn’t to say that the Rangers have officially given Smith the job, or that Seager’s word is inherently bond, but rather that the 28-year-old appears to have a sizable lead in the race.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Tasks that inherently place aircraft at heightened risk.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Yet the stakes are inherently national.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
So the ear, McLuhan said, is inherently a source of terror.
—Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
The rise in shadow defaults isn’t inherently alarming, Garfield says.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2026
The truth is that neither side is inherently more difficult.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
Sports are inherently fraught with tension, but some seem preordained to it more than others.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inherently
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The ruling is a reminder that some judges view antitrust lawsuits over Division I athlete eligibility as fundamentally a question of economic competition—namely, an athlete selling their services to the marketplace of college buyers—rather than an educational or social issue.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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This unnerving Australian indie follows a single mother and her troubled young son, whose lives are fundamentally changed forever upon discovering a pop-up book called Mister Babadook.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Stem cell skincare products set out to harness the innate power of stem cells, which are naturally found in skin, to slow signs of aging.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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Each stop flows naturally into the next, and each neighborhood offers something different — the energy of Midtown, the weight of history in Lower Manhattan and the charm of Brooklyn’s waterfront.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Instead of relying on bulky shielding, satellites could use circuits that are intrinsically resistant to radiation.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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If the answer is no, that would mean these quantum-input, quantum-output problems are of an intrinsically different nature than classical ones.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Those tongues are basically built-in grooming kits.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2026
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My boss was basically like, ‘Thank you for working here.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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What arrived was pleasant but essentially identical to the nightly pre-dinner cocktail hour provisions, nothing that suggested the kitchen had treated it as a distinct request.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Will Rogers, a newspaper columnist and vaudeville monologuist—an influencer of the nineteen-tens and twenties—became a movie star who essentially played himself.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Inherently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inherently. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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