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
While skepticism toward artificial intelligence is understandable, dismissing AI as inherently harmful overlooks both history and reality.
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Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Beijing is also well aware that American democracy is inherently prone to flip-flops and that the hard-line Washington consensus on China is likely to return with the next election.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
The human memory system is inherently reconstructive rather than literal.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
As much as the doc is explicitly celebratory, its existence is inherently a political statement, just like Valdez’s oeuvre.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young did not inherently rule out further moves, either, with still three weeks left before pitchers and catchers report.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
However, self-assembly of single molecules is inherently complex.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Actors, directors and producers cannot be recognized in the category, even though casting is inherently collaborative.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Cryptocurrencies, which are inherently digital, seem like an obvious tie-in.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Beijing is also well aware that American democracy is inherently prone to flip-flops and that the hard-line Washington consensus on China is likely to return with the next election.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
The human memory system is inherently reconstructive rather than literal.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
As much as the doc is explicitly celebratory, its existence is inherently a political statement, just like Valdez’s oeuvre.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young did not inherently rule out further moves, either, with still three weeks left before pitchers and catchers report.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
However, self-assembly of single molecules is inherently complex.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
Actors, directors and producers cannot be recognized in the category, even though casting is inherently collaborative.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Cryptocurrencies, which are inherently digital, seem like an obvious tie-in.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inherently
Adverb
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This type of policy dispute may be emotional but won’t fundamentally destroy mutual respect and goodwill.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2026
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To overcome these issues, researchers are exploring advanced materials that can boost surface reactions and electrical responses while keeping power consumption low, aiming to fundamentally improve ethanol gas sensing performance.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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When leaders associate your name with quality deliverables, your promotion odds increase naturally.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The wide toe box allows toes to spread naturally, providing a natural gait and preventing over-pronation.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The last challenge is that the very faint objects that are both intrinsically small and are located at great distances present a big challenge to any observatory that has to contend with Earth’s atmosphere.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Feb. 2026
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Cricket is intrinsically linked with alcohol in so many parts of the world.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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And Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn will be feeling the pressure after receiving the latitude to basically fire his entire staff and still stick around.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The clubs basically forced the city’s hand with the threat of building outside of Milan.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Without Champions League football in 2026-27, there is every chance United will have to borrow money to spend significantly and dip back into their revolving credit facility — essentially, a bank overdraft — which funded much of last summer’s £215million expenditure.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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With that, his brain is rebooted to factory settings, and Hank essentially dies in her arms, replaced by another blank slate.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Inherently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inherently. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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