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
The 1980s saw the rise of creators who felt that comics were an art form and were not inherently limited to young readers.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
High altitude flying is inherently risky because of the lack of lift in thin air.
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Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
For corporate treasuries, the core assumption that public blockchains are inherently self-auditing black boxes is completely broken.
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Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
It is hardly organized, and much of it is inherently pro-state and would support the authorities in any case, while the more radical elements can be prosecuted if necessary.
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Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
To Booth, the strike is less about power than the body’s ability to trust an inherently unstable position.
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Amelie Claydon,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
The attraction is palpable, even if the need to keep it on the down-low is inherently understood.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
As such, accidents inherently involve at least two insurance companies.
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Will Jones,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
Since one bird can see another without being seen in return, the interaction is inherently nonreciprocal.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
High altitude flying is inherently risky because of the lack of lift in thin air.
—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
For corporate treasuries, the core assumption that public blockchains are inherently self-auditing black boxes is completely broken.
—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
It is hardly organized, and much of it is inherently pro-state and would support the authorities in any case, while the more radical elements can be prosecuted if necessary.
—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
To Booth, the strike is less about power than the body’s ability to trust an inherently unstable position.
—
Amelie Claydon,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
The attraction is palpable, even if the need to keep it on the down-low is inherently understood.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
As such, accidents inherently involve at least two insurance companies.
—
Will Jones,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
Since one bird can see another without being seen in return, the interaction is inherently nonreciprocal.
—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inherently
Adverb
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On the hardware side, expect to see the emergence of totally new types of computers over the next half-decade with fundamentally different performance and power profiles.
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Two Republican supervisors worry that the spending plan relies on reserves; the Democratic majority said the budget is fundamentally sound.
Adverb
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Blurring bamboo silk powders keep shine in check without dulling skin, while camellia seed oil and antioxidant-rich vitamin E help mature complexions look smooth, hydrated, and naturally luminous.
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By building circuits whose states naturally fluctuate with this environmental heat, thermodynamic computing turns an otherwise stochastic and chaotic feature of nature into an incredibly fast, ultra-low-energy calculator.
Adverb
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The resulting damascene-like structure, a material expression that could only have emerged from Richard Mille, is not merely decorative but intrinsically structural.
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This act of resistance is considered intrinsically valuable because it is presumed always to result in a reward.
Adverb
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This new book is basically a condensation and a dumbing down of those ideas.
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But the total tally obscures how there were basically two types of Davis residents, those living close to the project and those living elsewhere in town.
Adverb
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This is essentially the Philippines’ lambanog, tuba distilled, with a high alcohol proof and a bite like rustic sugarcane alcohol.
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The Pacers ended up losing what was essentially a coin flip of odds, and relinquished their draft selection to the Clippers.
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“Inherently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inherently. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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