as in inherently
by natural character or ability
he's worked hard to be good at baseball, as he's not intrinsically athletic
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Recent Examples of intrinsically
Properly understood, justice is intrinsically good for us, bringing about the health, harmony, and good order of the soul.
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Paul Rosenzweig, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
The last challenge is that the very faint objects that are both intrinsically small and are located at great distances present a big challenge to any observatory that has to contend with Earth’s atmosphere.
—Big Think, 4 Feb. 2026
Cricket is intrinsically linked with alcohol in so many parts of the world.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Each project shows the potential to travel while remaining intrinsically anchored in Palestinian narratives.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
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Paul Rosenzweig, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
The last challenge is that the very faint objects that are both intrinsically small and are located at great distances present a big challenge to any observatory that has to contend with Earth’s atmosphere.
—Big Think, 4 Feb. 2026
Cricket is intrinsically linked with alcohol in so many parts of the world.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Each project shows the potential to travel while remaining intrinsically anchored in Palestinian narratives.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrinsically
Adverb
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The kill-line discourse captures the growing skepticism that America is inherently a better place to live.—
Lavender Au,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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Improvisation is inherently spontaneous; rarely does the technique feel as measured and methodical as on At Source.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Do certain members need to divest if their goals are fundamentally misaligned?—
Belinda G. Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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This understanding appears to stem from an ancient source, where body and matter are not merely symbolically alike, but are fundamentally continuous.—
Li Qi,
Artforum,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Intrinsically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrinsically. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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