Synonyms of intrinsic

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inherent
• integral
• essential
• innate
• constitutional
• natural
• hereditary
• constitutive
• indigenous
• inner
• inborn
• inherited
• fundamental
• ingrained
• native
• immanent
• inbred
• elemental
• distinctive
• basic
• congenital
• internal
• characteristic
• hardwired
• built-in
• ingrain
• peculiar
• in one's blood
• interior
• deep-rooted
• typical
• normal
• habitual
• inmost
• regular
• inveterate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extrinsic
• extraneous
• foreign
• adventitious
• alien
• incidental
• accidental
• surface
• coincidental
• external
• superficial
• acquired
• exterior
• adscititious

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intrinsic

Even without the Spectre, these drives are clearly powerful grin generators that amp up the camaraderie already intrinsic to car culture—doing so one scenic and amenity-laden leg at a time. — Iain MacAuley, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026

The Financial Times has argued that the astronomical prices of top modernist paintings are less about intrinsic artistic value than wealth, scarcity, and the concentration of buying power among billionaires. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Repurchases can create significant value when a company's shares trade below management's estimate of intrinsic value, because each remaining shareholder owns a larger percentage of the company afterward. — Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

But that would be hollow without the sense that the characters’ emotions, and therefore our emotions, are real—that the story, though it might have been born from metaphor, has literal, intrinsic meaning. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026