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Antonyms for innate
ɪˈneɪt, ˈɪn eɪtin·nate

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  1. innate

    Inherent signifies permanently united as an element or original quality, naturally existent or incorporated in something so as to have become an integral part. Immanent is a philosophic word, to denote that which dwells in or pervades any substance or spirit without necessarily being a part of it, and without reference to any working out (compare SUBJECTIVE). That which is inherent is an inseparable part of that in which it inheres, and is usually thought of with reference to some outworking or effect; as, an inherent difficulty. God is said to be immanent (not inherent) in the universe. Frequently intrinsic and inherent can be interchanged, but inherent applies to qualities, while intrinsic applies to essence, so that to speak of intrinsic excellence conveys higher praise than if we say inherent excellence. Inherent and intrinsic may be said of persons or things; congenital, inborn, inbred, innate, apply to living beings. Congenital is frequent in medical and legal use with special application to defects; as, congenital idiocy. Innate and inborn are almost identical, but innate is preferred in philosophic use, as when we speak of innate ideas; that which is inborn, congenital, or innate may be original with the individual, but that which is inbred is inherited. Ingrained signifies dyed in the grain, and denotes that which is deeply wrought into substance or character.

    Antonyms:
    accidental, casual, external, extrinsic, fortuitous, incidental, outward, subsidiary, superadded, superficial, superfluous, superimposed, supplemental, transient, unconnected

    Synonyms:
    congenital, essential, immanent, inborn, inbred, indispensable, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inhering, inseparable, internal, intrinsic, inwrought, native, natural, subjective

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unconditioned, innate, unlearnedadjective

    not established by conditioning or learning

    "an unconditioned reflex"

    Antonyms:
    stupid, unintelligent, inheritable, heritable

    Synonyms:
    born(p), unconditional, natural, inborn, congenital, unlettered, unlearned, ignorant, unconditioned, nescient, innate(p)

  2. natural, born(p), innate(p)adjective

    being talented through inherited qualities

    "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"

    Antonyms:
    unintelligent, stupid, inheritable, heritable

  3. congenital, inborn, innateadjective

    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

    Antonyms:
    inheritable, unintelligent, stupid, heritable

    Synonyms:
    born(p), natural, inborn, congenital, unlearned, connatural, unconditioned, inbred, innate(p)

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. innateadjective

    Synonyms:
    inborn, inherent, native

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD5.0 / 1 vote

  1. innate

    Synonyms:
    Innate intelligence

How to use innate in a sentence?

  1. Mike Super:

    What's nice about proteins like this fcMBL from the innate immune system is that they bind the sugars which are part of the cell wall of the pathogens. They bind to the cell wall of bacteria, of fungi, of many viruses and many parasites and they bind to toxins as well.

  2. Harvey Cox:

    All human beings have an innate need to hear and tell stories and to have a story to live by...religion, whatever else it has done, has provided one of the main ways of meeting this abiding need.

  3. Christopher Chang:

    What we do is expose the value proposition to them such that it outweighs what they perceive as the risks, it’s no different from you getting up in the morning and getting in a car, bus or subway and going to work and understanding that there is an innate risk in doing so. It’s not our job to basically tell you what you think is risky or not.

  4. Daniel Scoggin:

    The school also said that it stands with the Black community at this time. Great Hearts was founded and exists today to serve the innate dignity and worth of every human being, we stand with the Black community and all who are suffering. Great Hearts deplores bigotry and its crushing effects on all those subjected to it.

  5. Samuel Butler:

    All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

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#1642external
#4775stupid
#4833casual
#7868subsidiary
#8668supplemental
#11733accidental
#12548transient
#13621incidental
#16784outward
#19703superficial
#25535innate
#35699superfluous
#37914superimposed
#44272extrinsic
#52578unconnected
#71442fortuitous
#82824heritable
#104497unintelligent
#110135inheritable

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