Synonyms for inherent
ɪnˈhɪər ənt, -ˈhɛr-in·her·ent

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1. inherentadjective

   Antonyms:
   extrinsic

2. inherentadjective

   You are a human being. You have rights inherent in that reality. You have dignity and worth that exists prior to law. (Lyn Beth Neylon).

   Antonyms:
   extrinsic

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1. inherent

   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.

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

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

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1. inherent

   Synonyms:
   innate, congenital, imminent, ingrained, inborn, intrinsic, natural, inbred

   Antonyms:
   foreign, ascititious, temporary, separable, extraneous

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1. built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integraladjective

   existing as an essential constituent or characteristic

   "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"

   Synonyms:
   intact, organic, entire, constitutional, constitutive(a), integral, constituent(a), underlying, inbuilt, built-in, implicit in(p)

   Antonyms:
   expressed, extrinsic, explicit

2. implicit in(p), inherent, underlyingadjective

   in the nature of something though not readily apparent

   "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning"

   Antonyms:
   explicit, expressed, extrinsic

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1. inherentadjective

   Synonyms:
   innate, inborn, inbred, not adventitious

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1. inherentadjective

   Synonyms:
   innate, adhering, inexistent, inborn, inalienable

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1. List of paraphrases for "inherent":

   intrinsic, innate, inbuilt, in-built, implicit, immanent, built-in, natural, own, integral

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1. Canadian Defense Minister Jason Kenney:

   The mission will continue, this is a sad and tragic incident... such incidents occur in all military deployments. It's part of the inherent risk.

2. Yvonne Steynberg:

   For nearly 40 years Johannes Meintjes has enriched the South African art scene with his personalised works which have the inherent quality of good art - the artist’s genuine feelings and moods can be felt in each brush or palette stroke…

3. Shannon Lee:

   My brother’s fearlessness and his sense of adventure and freedom, his inherent artistry and creativity, and his desire for learning and growth all came from the time that he spent with my father, my father was my brother’s hero.

4. Karen Cuen:

   I think pretty much everything the union does is political. I feel like being a public employee we shouldn't be bargaining with taxpayer money. There's an inherent conflict of interest.

5. Henry David Thoreau:

   The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished and it would have done somewhat more, if the government had not sometimes got in its way.