as in inherently
by natural character or ability
Anne Frank's memorable belief that most people are innately good
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Recent Examples of innately
Freebirthing is based on the idea that women's bodies innately know how to carry and deliver babies.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Instead, the most valuable skills for the next generation of PR pros are far more durable—and innately human.
—Heather Kelly, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The way that some musicians can innately pick up a rhythm, Stewart opined, is the way that concepts in football click in York’s brain.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Jimmy and Khalil, who are both innately good-hearted men, worked together every day under extremely dangerous circumstances.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
How thrilling to see such an innately feminine film, which completely centers the enormity and complexity of a woman’s love, be honored on such a massive stage.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Mar. 2026
Armenian artists and audiences understand this impulse innately.
—Alexis Alexanian, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The 55-year-old travel expert admitted that she wasn’t innately drawn to the highway known as the Mother Road, but had done a mini trip down its Illinois portion for Season 7 and was immediately mesmerized.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
That, compounded by the belief that leadership is something people should innately know how to do, results in few of these types of leaders seeking my brand of executive coaching, which in part explores the power dynamics that create toxic cultures.
—Blair Glaser, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Instead, the most valuable skills for the next generation of PR pros are far more durable—and innately human.
—Heather Kelly, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The way that some musicians can innately pick up a rhythm, Stewart opined, is the way that concepts in football click in York’s brain.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Jimmy and Khalil, who are both innately good-hearted men, worked together every day under extremely dangerous circumstances.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
How thrilling to see such an innately feminine film, which completely centers the enormity and complexity of a woman’s love, be honored on such a massive stage.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Mar. 2026
Armenian artists and audiences understand this impulse innately.
—Alexis Alexanian, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The 55-year-old travel expert admitted that she wasn’t innately drawn to the highway known as the Mother Road, but had done a mini trip down its Illinois portion for Season 7 and was immediately mesmerized.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
That, compounded by the belief that leadership is something people should innately know how to do, results in few of these types of leaders seeking my brand of executive coaching, which in part explores the power dynamics that create toxic cultures.
—Blair Glaser, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innately
Adverb
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This populism was inherently pluralist.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Read your credit report Credit reports are inherently scary.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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Although each has invested in compliance tooling, their architectures are fundamentally optimized for scale and accessibility, not for the verifiable operational independence that regulated enterprises require.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Young people, like Kane Parsons, are entering an entertainment market that’s been fundamentally destabilized.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
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“Innately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innately. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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