inbred
1
6.8
- adjective
- /ˈɪnˌbrɛd/
:
innato
- We have broken the trust between the people and the inbred monarchs who only rule due to their fortunate birth.
We have an inbred need to serve the tribe.
- We have an inbred need to serve the tribe.
Examples
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Even the most refined and inbred of the aristocratic stock seemed to have let themselves go shamelessly when it came to the niceties.
Fiction book (1993) -
It was this, Hastings remembered, that Kristen had so admired about Elaine—her inbred gracefulness.
Fiction book (1994) -
We have an inbred need to serve the tribe.
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The problem with "problematic countries" is that they rely on foreigners from developed countries rather than have confidence in their inbred people.
Blog text (1) -
Bush's rhetorical tone tended to raise questions of hypocrisy and an inbred skepticism about all politicians.
Academic text (2013) -
Her talent for music was inbred, emerging naturally from a family of musicians.
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He had an inbred sense of curiosity that drove him to explore the world.
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The children's inbred ability to empathize with others made them great friends.
Synonyms
925
3.8
Relating to genes and how traits pass from parents to children
52
5.2
A quality present from birth that is not learned
43
5.5
Related to family members from earlier generations
36
6.7
A natural, basic part of a person or thing
30
7.5
Present at birth and not always passed from parents
22
5.1
A trait or disease that comes from parents through genes
7
3.4
Present from birth and not learned later
1
8.8
A quality someone has from birth that is hard to change
Present from birth and natural to a person or animal
A person who has a natural skill from the start of life
A quality that is part of something's basic nature
Comes from the same living thing rather than from outside
Passed from parents to children through genes
Passed from parents to children through genes
Antonyms
How Innate
- UK
2
4.2
7
3.4
1
6.8
- Specialized
30
7.5
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inbred comes from the parts in- and bred, like the phrase 'bred in', meaning 'raised inside' you from the start. That's why an inbred quality is seen as 'inborn' or natural, not something learned.