immanent

adjective

ˈi-mə-nənt How to pronounce immanent (audio)
Definition of immanentnext
as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing a question as to whether altruism is immanent in all individuals or is instead acquired from without

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Recent Examples of immanent Yet this tenuous compromise had already fractured due to other immanent factors, well before the recent targeting of artists and bohemians with a full-frontal assault mounted with the instruments of the fascist and protofascist regimes of long ago. — Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025 Repatriation, while an immanent and continuous process, is often relegated to secondary status by state actors that prioritize state building, stabilization, early recovery, and reconstruction. — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025 Silently, austerely, his work seemed to prophesy a future state in which photography would colonize the immanent world and illusions overtake reality. — Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023 But Pynchon’s theory of history offers its own immanent critique. — John Semley, WIRED, 16 Feb. 2023 Blackness in abstraction, as the curator Adrienne Edwards has written, is a more capacious and immanent model of artistic creation than many of our institutions can handle. — Jason Farago, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immanent
  1. inherent
  2. intrinsic
  3. integral
  4. essential
Adjective
  • Early on, Sakurai exploits the inherent absurdity of telling a story populated by so many ludicrous characters.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But the broader takeaway here is that the inherent volatility of oil and gas prices is a persistent vulnerability in the US economy that can only be solved by limiting exposure to these energy sources.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of inherent
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  • Because the short strikes (11/17) are narrower than the long strikes (10/18), a massive directional move will cause the short options' intrinsic value to expand faster than the long options can offset it in the short term.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Late hours and quick eats are intrinsic to Jawnie’s owners, both of whom grew up in Pennsylvania before moving to Denver and launching their rental business in 2019.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of intrinsic
Adjective
  • For years, posting clips online has been integral to comedians’ process of building an audience and selling tickets to their live shows.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Perhaps the biggest vote of confidence has been Nvidia’s acquisition of Hugging Face, a repository of open-source AI models that has become as integral to developers’ processes as GitHub.
    — Kevin Cochrane, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of integral
Adjective
  • This would be particularly relevant in contested environments where drones can observe roads, locate logistics convoys and attack vehicles carrying ammunition, fuel, food and other essential supplies.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Blaze, previously more peripheral to the adventure, became essential.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of essential

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“Immanent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immanent. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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