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
This populism was inherently pluralist.
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Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Read your credit report Credit reports are inherently scary.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Instead of a conversation on fouls and play stoppage, fans will see youth, ascendant stars and teams, and basketball that’s inherently entertaining to watch.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Immigration and a generous welfare state are not inherently incompatible (although very few countries have the advantage of a huge supply of foreigners who already speak the local language).
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
At least Sabalenka and Osaka are equipped to handle the pressure that the rarity of this event inherently creates.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Ironically, the view that bad feelings are inherently injurious has found a home among some camps on the left.
—Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
But researchers have asserted that prison labor will always be inherently coercive.
—Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Turmeric isn’t inherently bad for your liver, but taking too much—especially in supplement form—can pose a risk.
—Patricia Weiser, Verywell Health, 29 May 2026
Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Read your credit report Credit reports are inherently scary.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Instead of a conversation on fouls and play stoppage, fans will see youth, ascendant stars and teams, and basketball that’s inherently entertaining to watch.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Immigration and a generous welfare state are not inherently incompatible (although very few countries have the advantage of a huge supply of foreigners who already speak the local language).
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
At least Sabalenka and Osaka are equipped to handle the pressure that the rarity of this event inherently creates.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Ironically, the view that bad feelings are inherently injurious has found a home among some camps on the left.
—Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
But researchers have asserted that prison labor will always be inherently coercive.
—Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Turmeric isn’t inherently bad for your liver, but taking too much—especially in supplement form—can pose a risk.
—Patricia Weiser, Verywell Health, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inherently
Adverb
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Borderlandia also leads hikes along the Santa Cruz River to trace the Anza expedition, the 1775 trek that fundamentally shaped the American West.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The technology is drawing increasing interest because axial flux motors are fundamentally different from conventional radial-flux designs.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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Instead, pluralism, naturally associated with diversity and popular agency, was made into the cultural face of capitalism—it was branded as a false openness mimicking the free market, as a flattening that might cause art and art history to lose the threads of progress and quality.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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This means that most families naturally gravitate towards staying in rooms near the former, and couples towards the latter.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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How the place manages to be so intrinsically child-friendly yet also so mind-blowingly romantic is a feat of design brilliance.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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In principle, there is no such thing as intrinsically degrading work; degradation is a cultural phenomenon.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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Alphabet , Amazon , Meta and Microsoft all started Thursday trading in the green while chipmaking behemoth Nvidia was basically flat.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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That’s basically what this film is about in the end.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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But you'd be forgiven for rarely leaving the K2, as this ‘village-as-hotel’ is essentially a whole world unto itself.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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This isn't going to make or break your recipe, but essentially this mixture is very tender.—
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 June 2026
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“Inherently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inherently. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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