INNATELY Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

innately

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Definition of innately

as in inherently

by natural character or ability Anne Frank's memorable belief that most people are innately good

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Recent Examples of innately For me, this Splatooter loop, while enjoyable, is too innately mindless to fully love. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026 The most recent example lies with none other than New York’s current leader, Zohran Mamdani, who arrived as an elementary-schooler and grew up wealthy on Riverside Drive but understands innately how to talk Knicks and the right bodega order. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026 The widespread assumption has always been that the female orgasm is innately tricky, but data show that lesbians climax almost as often as men do. — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Between the two cities, the similarities and differences in the origins of those communities make Melbourne’s culinary fabric both innately familiar to Angelenos, and also something wholly distinct to experience. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 Feeling Accepted There is also something innately powerful about people showing up to help care for your home. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 21 June 2026 In contrast, a smaller group of children were more like orchids—sensitive and innately reactive to their circumstances. — Parents, 7 June 2026 Freebirthing is based on the idea that women's bodies innately know how to carry and deliver babies. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026 Instead, the most valuable skills for the next generation of PR pros are far more durable—and innately human. — Heather Kelly, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

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In these moments and others, HOTD has sometimes espoused a form of gender essentialism that suggests Rhaenyra and Alicent are both inherently kinder and better than the men around them.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Still, there’s a sentiment that the Red Sox gave up quickly on a middle infielder with five-and-a-half years of team control remaining, which is inherently more valuable than a reliever with three-and-a-half years of control.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of inherently

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Salary transparency is fundamentally reshaping how individuals approach their careers, providing unprecedented access to compensation data.

— Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
More often, meaningful disruption occurs when technologies are combined with new workflows, business models, and institutional changes that fundamentally alter how work is organized.

— Adam Schickling, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

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