inherently

adverb

Definition of inherentlynext
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 Synonyms for inherently
  1. fundamentally
  2. naturally
  3. intrinsically
  4. basically
  5. essentially
Adverb
  • Software can fundamentally adjust this paradigm with speed and cost.
    Glen Robinson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Still, the Vision Pro is fundamentally different from Apple’s other devices, and VR is its own landscape.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of fundamentally
Adverb
  • Toasting the barrels caramelizes some of the sugars that naturally occur in the wood, and as the bourbon ages, imparts more flavor and color than barrels that have simply been charred.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Only a few foods—including egg yolks, fatty fish, mushrooms, and beef liver—naturally contain vitamin D, but some others, like milk, are fortified with it.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of naturally
Adverb
  • Since its inception, the French luxury fashion house has been intrinsically linked to the world of cinema.
    Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Still, the world is intrinsically provocative (thank goodness), and people react to the world, almost definitionally.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of intrinsically
Adverb
  • This is basically a hard charging race ski modified for all conditions, with a 78cm waist and much wider 128mm tip that greatly helps initiate turns in powder.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This means that Teste consecrates himself to a basically hypothetical existence.
    Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of basically
Adverb
  • One of Reekie’s first jobs was to transform what was essentially a long corridor of government offices into rooms that would be desirable to artists — which now make up Somerset House Studios — raising money to do so from scratch.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The model essentially places an oval around a person’s body.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of essentially
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