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
Such rote, nakedly procedural appeals inherently reek of moral relativism to the extent they are not grounded at all in any substantive conception of good and bad, or right and wrong.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Global opportunity, and the freedom and choice that come with it, is an inherently American value.
—Alex Ohnona, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
But, as Billboard‘s chief content officer of Latin/Español Leila Cabo pointed out, there is nothing inherently political about the selection of Bad Bunny for halftime.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
The argument that emerged suggested that Tyler, the Creator, in his early, highly offensive Odd Future work, cultivated a fan base of white incels who were inherently hostile to Black music.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Undocumented immigrants, for example, are often portrayed as inherently evil.
—Andrew Rojecki, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Some of the homes that Saft works on are inherently spectacular.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
In ad campaigns, television shows, and even in political discourse, the myth of the cowboy is inherently good, inherently brave, inherently tied to the (American) land.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Tallying the number of Americans detained by immigration agents is inherently messy and incomplete.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Global opportunity, and the freedom and choice that come with it, is an inherently American value.
—Alex Ohnona, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
But, as Billboard‘s chief content officer of Latin/Español Leila Cabo pointed out, there is nothing inherently political about the selection of Bad Bunny for halftime.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
The argument that emerged suggested that Tyler, the Creator, in his early, highly offensive Odd Future work, cultivated a fan base of white incels who were inherently hostile to Black music.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Undocumented immigrants, for example, are often portrayed as inherently evil.
—Andrew Rojecki, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Some of the homes that Saft works on are inherently spectacular.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
In ad campaigns, television shows, and even in political discourse, the myth of the cowboy is inherently good, inherently brave, inherently tied to the (American) land.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Tallying the number of Americans detained by immigration agents is inherently messy and incomplete.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inherently
Adverb
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Carlson and others hypothesize that the metabolic ceiling fundamentally reflects a limit in digestion and nutrient absorption, which fuel the body’s muscles.—
Jason Dinh,
Scientific American,
20 Oct. 2025
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His goal is to keep the team united and coax it toward more complete and fundamentally sound efforts.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Maybe the bench does it more naturally, but the running didn’t stop when the starters were together.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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When a project becomes a major success, people naturally expect the next one to be bigger, more meaningful and more impressive.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Music and motoring have long been intrinsically linked, and most of us do the majority of listening to our favorite artists when inside a vehicle.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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However, the technical error highlights that while the dollar peg is guaranteed by Paxos and its independent third-party attestation reports, it isn’t intrinsically tied to the minting of a stablecoin.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Defense attorneys said at trial that Nicklaus Companies executives never tried to defame Nicklaus and argued the case was basically a business dispute.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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F*cking up, basically is something that hasn’t been historically afforded to women at all.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Switching up the pedal-assist modes provides a subtle bump in motor power at each level, which essentially makes your legs feel more powerful at the pedal.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
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Regretting You essentially splits itself into two occasionally intersecting plots, that of Morgan and Jonah’s healing and of Clara’s nascent romance.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Inherently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inherently. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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