as in inherently
by natural character or ability
he's worked hard to be good at baseball, as he's not intrinsically athletic
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Recent Examples of intrinsically
Provocative journalist and interviewer of the powerful There were those for whom art could not be disentangled from life, whose creations, often read as confessions, were intrinsically connected to their identities.
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Amisha Padnani, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Instead of relying on bulky shielding, satellites could use circuits that are intrinsically resistant to radiation.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
The inside crowd at Berghain is intrinsically linked.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
Properly understood, justice is intrinsically good for us, bringing about the health, harmony, and good order of the soul.
—Paul Rosenzweig, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
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Amisha Padnani, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Instead of relying on bulky shielding, satellites could use circuits that are intrinsically resistant to radiation.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
The inside crowd at Berghain is intrinsically linked.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
Properly understood, justice is intrinsically good for us, bringing about the health, harmony, and good order of the soul.
—Paul Rosenzweig, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrinsically
Adverb
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Earlier thinkers, most famously Aristotle, had gone so far as to propose that eudaemonia was an inherently communal accomplishment, one that could only take root in the proper social and political context.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Their movement is inherently tied to forward motion.—
Etiido Uko
March 30,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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To me, though, there is something in your books that is almost fundamentally anti-cinematic.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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But in other respects the zone has fundamentally changed, with the biggest difference being the use of a 2D zone set in the middle of the plate instead of a 3D one measured from the front.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Intrinsically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrinsically. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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