INTRINSIC Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

intrinsic

adjective

in-ˈtrin-zik

as in inherent

being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing the question of whether people have an intrinsic sense of right and wrong

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Recent Examples of intrinsic Brown’s ability to verbally drive home even the most cliché message to the point of intrinsic understanding makes the mind gym unique. —

Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026 The brain bug's intrinsic ick factor is undeniably high, but using their proboscises to suck thoughts directly from the brains of their unfortunate victims is a pretty neat party trick. —

Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026 If humans have zero intrinsic value, and corporations derive value only from human spending, then the sum total of economic value is also zero. —

Andrew Behar, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026 Third, Cramer said investors need to consider whether there are intrinsic reasons for Nvidia’s performance. —

Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intrinsic

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Adjective

Now, there is an inherent structure in movies.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
Endorsing a successor before the primary carries inherent risk and perhaps more so for Newsom, who is positioning himself as a potential leading candidate in the 2028 presidential contest.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026