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
The mornings feel cooler, evenings come quicker, and our bodies innately start craving structure.
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Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
Also, Koji innately tastes better, too.
—Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Perhaps acting is innately nostalgic—nostalgic for human suffering, which used to be real somewhere else.
—Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
What Inigo seemed to understand almost innately was that secrecy meant control.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
For example, short-nosed dogs are innately less friendly toward other dogs, but this is offset by their youth (younger dogs are typically more sociable).
—Laura Baisas Aug 6, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
Also, Koji innately tastes better, too.
—Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Perhaps acting is innately nostalgic—nostalgic for human suffering, which used to be real somewhere else.
—Anne Carson, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
What Inigo seemed to understand almost innately was that secrecy meant control.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
For example, short-nosed dogs are innately less friendly toward other dogs, but this is offset by their youth (younger dogs are typically more sociable).
—Laura Baisas Aug 6, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innately
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More risk The index is also tracking companies with inherently more risk given their preference for the largest cap companies, which tend to skew toward big tech.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Students see the subject itself as inherently forbidding because of its abstract nature.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
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When Screens Turned Predatory The screens of my childhood were fundamentally different than what our children encounter today.—
Jessica Ewing
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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This approach can empower oncologists to instantly grasp a patient's complete treatment journey, fundamentally reimagining how cancer care teams navigate complex patient histories.—
Dr. Taha Kass-Hout,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Innately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innately. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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