Skip to main content
inherently

inherently

119 4.7
Happens naturally as a basic part of something
  • adverb
  • /ɪnˈhɪrəntli/
translation icon : intrínsecamente
  • 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.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • The project aims to address issues that are inherently linked to climate change.

  • You know, the appreciation of poetry is inherently subjective.

  • Time is not inherently right or wrong, it just is.

  • Now, I just wanted to show you that there is no way of writing that is inherently male or female.

  • That creates real problems because we're now inherently competing for the same thing.

  • Yeah, technology inherently isn't good or bad, right?

  • But this design is also inherently flawed.

  • This concept, it's inherently sexist.

  • 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

essentially
vsinherently
745 3.4

Mostly in the main or basic sense

describes being a basic built-in part rather than acting as a summary
fundamentally
vsinherently
181 3.9

In a basic way that shows what is most important

is about being a basic built-in part rather than a central overview
naturally
vsinherently
144 1.8

Because of a person's usual character, not outside influence

applies to being a basic built-in part rather than a personal tendency
intrinsically
vsinherently
22 6.4

Part of the basic nature of something

focuses on being a basic part rather than an inner quality
organically
vsinherently
13 4.9

In a way that fits naturally into the whole

is more about a basic built-in quality than about serving the whole
innately
vsinherently
8 5.6

In a natural way that someone has from birth

means being a basic built-in part rather than originating at birth
integrally
vsinherently
1 5.8

In a way that is necessary for the whole to work

is focused on being a basic built-in feature rather than whole necessity
congenitally
vsinherently
1 7.3

In a way that is a natural part of someone's character

is broader, applying to any basic built-in part beyond birth cases
elementally
vsinherently
1 5.5

In a basic and essential way

refers to being a basic whole part rather than single building blocks
immanently
vsinherently
  • Formal
8.4

In a way that is a natural part of something

refers to a basic built-in part rather than only internal action

Antonyms

58 4.4

In a way made by people rather than by nature

How Fundamental

fundamentally
181 3.9
inherently
119 4.7
essentially
745 3.4
basically
  • Informal
1.0

Surface Forms

inherently positive

Morphology

inherently = inherent (transparent) = inherent + ly

This is a regular adverb formation from the adjective 'inherent', and the meaning is directly 'in an inherent way'.

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.