inherently
- adverb
- /ɪnˈhɪrəntli/
- Do you believe people are inherently good or bad?
- inherently good
- inherently difficult
- inherently limited
So one form is this is an inherently wrong practice.
- So one form is this is an inherently wrong practice.
- The title of feminist inherently excludes men.
- So there's nothing inherently unique about that action.
- And yet our inner experience inherently transcends linguistics.
- Gambling addicts are not inherently bad gamblers.
- But to them, that music inherently sounded scary.
- You know, the appreciation of poetry is inherently subjective.
- And that's why they're not good because they're inherently less than honest.
- It's just this whole thing is so inherently childish.
- Fathers are less inherently attached to the child.
- There's nothing inherently wrong with a White Rose.
- Did you sit there thinking, wow, they're inherently unlovable?
- So there is nothing inherently good or bad about any of this.
- Now, PMI is not an inherently good or bad thing.
Examples
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The project aims to address issues that are inherently linked to climate change.
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You know, the appreciation of poetry is inherently subjective.
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Time is not inherently right or wrong, it just is.
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Now, I just wanted to show you that there is no way of writing that is inherently male or female.
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That creates real problems because we're now inherently competing for the same thing.
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Yeah, technology inherently isn't good or bad, right?
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But this design is also inherently flawed.
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This concept, it's inherently sexist.
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The reporters tended not to view scientists as inherently better or more important than any other sources.
Academic text (1999) -
Discussions about energy choices are inherently political, and clearly the use of any energy source has drawbacks.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
Mostly in the main or basic sense
In a basic way that shows what is most important
Because of a person's usual character, not outside influence
Part of the basic nature of something
In a way that fits naturally into the whole
In a natural way that someone has from birth
In a way that is necessary for the whole to work
In a way that is a natural part of someone's character
In a basic and essential way
In a way that is a natural part of something
Antonyms
How Fundamental
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word inherently comes from Latin parts in- 'in' and haerere 'to stick', the same idea you see in adhere. So, if something is inherently part of something else, it 'sticks' to it as a natural or essential part.