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
  • Western officials have also accused China of aiding the Russian military more fundamentally—by supplying it with attack drones, for instance.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Supporters say giving one-third of voters veto power over any tax increase is fundamentally undemocratic.
    Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of fundamentally
Adverb
  • Sustainable decisions start by observing what naturally exists and working within those limits.
    Earl Foster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • But a strong economy, naturally, brings plenty of benefits as well.
    Bryan Mena, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of naturally
Adverb
  • The groups started with gases of dysprosium and erbium atoms, which are intrinsically magnetic enough to act like little bar magnets.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
  • This intrinsically risk-averse industry sees something in the technology that helps solve an otherwise impossible resource and process efficiency problem.
    Aman Wasan, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of intrinsically
Adverb
  • What an opportunity getting to play someone who is steely and strong and manipulative and just bad, basically.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • So the reader has to imagine that basically there are ballots in a box somewhere.
    Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of basically
Adverb
  • The argument across these different domains is essentially the same: The time for AI skepticism has come and gone.
    Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The Google researchers wanted to see if measurements taken from receivers in Android phones could essentially replicate the ionosphere mapping that occurs in more advanced monitoring stations.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of essentially
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