inherently

adverb

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 inherently There’s something inherently comical about this insistent, creepy overfamiliarity. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026 Those aren't great odds, but as Dodgers fans kept reminding everyone while assembling their superteam, baseball is inherently random. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 But the lack of combustion does not make the newer products inherently safe. — Emma Fenske, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 The American Psychological Association says social media is not inherently beneficial or harmful. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 The American Psychological Association says social media is not inherently helpful or harmful. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026 As a result, you're hemmed in quite a bit by what Googlebooks, inherently, can do, which limits this laptop’s audience. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026 Well, especially because my pictures are not inherently commercial. — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026 With so many of its procedural plots echoing and sometimes directly referencing real-world events, Cupertino is more substantive and less inherently silly than Elsbeth. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inherently
  1. fundamentally
  2. naturally
  3. intrinsically
  4. basically
  5. essentially
Adverb
  • The Reset is not fundamentally a question of money but of political will.
    — Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • What these questions have in common is that their answers are fundamentally unknowable.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of fundamentally
Adverb
  • This is a major milestone for us, but honestly, that happened completely naturally and organically.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Women naturally store less creatine than men, and during perimenopause and menopause, declining estrogen can take a toll on both muscle health and mental clarity.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of naturally
Adverb
  • The material life of steel, if cared for, is intrinsically far greater than that of concrete.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • There are certain foods and ingredients that are intrinsically tied to the history and culture of their region.
    — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of intrinsically
Adverb
  • The new tech, which the company refers to as a magnetic coupling dynamic wireless power transfer (DWPT) road system, basically builds a wireless charging system into the roads themselves.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The prosecutor argued the beatings basically never stopped, claiming footage showed nannies beating one child, then turning their violence toward any of the other toddlers who wept while watching.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of basically
Adverb
  • This entire ordeal can be traced back to the infamous BCS formula, which captivated audiences with computer rankings that led to fans essentially yelling at computers at seasons end.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Whatever the reason, the Idaho debut of El Pollo Loco in Meridian this summer essentially was a stampede.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of essentially

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