as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
an innate athletic ability that allowed him to excel at just about any sport he tried his hand at
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Recent Examples of innate
That is the innate nature of our people.
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Richard B. Williams, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
So, to anybody lacking Forest’s innate wisdom, Nuno to Ange is one crunching gear change.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Tommy Robinson dismissing any agency or autonomy that women should have as an innate human right.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Don’t let your innate perfectionism ruin the fun at this time.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for innate
Richard B. Williams, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
So, to anybody lacking Forest’s innate wisdom, Nuno to Ange is one crunching gear change.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Tommy Robinson dismissing any agency or autonomy that women should have as an innate human right.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Don’t let your innate perfectionism ruin the fun at this time.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for innate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innate
Adjective
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Foster self-acceptance by regularly affirming your son’s inherent value, and the value of other young men, irrespective of any kind of achievements, characteristics, and physical attributes.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before the Big Bang, the Universe wasn’t dominated by matter or radiation, but by energy inherent to space itself, in a phase known as cosmic inflation.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Urban streams, even once restored, suffer a number of ailments intrinsic to their circumstances and surroundings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Monetary debasement, the practice of reducing the intrinsic value of a currency, is a tale as old as time.—
Alex Pron,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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An integral part of the mentorship, Dillane said, was how designers could make their careers viable.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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Shota Imanaga and Jameson Taillon will be integral parts of the rotation along with rookie Cade Horton, but Cease's addition would bolster the rotation.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Collaboration across the value chain is essential.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some of these minerals include those essential to the production of phones and computer chips.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Innate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innate. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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