| Main Entry: | innate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inherited, native |
Synonyms: |
congenital, connate, connatural, constitutional, deep-seated, elemental, essential, hereditary, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrained, inherent, instinctive, intrinsic, intuitive, natural, normal, regular, standard, typical, unacquired |
| Notes: | the word innate means 'inborn' and should apply to living things; inherent is 'essential, intrinsic' and applies best to nonliving things like ideas |
Antonyms: |
acquired, extrinsic, learned |
| Main Entry: | ancestral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | related to previous family or family trait |
Synonyms: |
affiliated, born with, congenital, consanguine, consanguineous, familial, genealogical, in the family, inborn, inbred, inherited, innate, lineal, maternal, old, past, paternal, running in the family, totemic, tribal |
| Main Entry: | built-in |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | included |
Synonyms: |
congenital, constitutional, deep-seated, essential, implicit, in-built, inborn, inbred, incorporated, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, innate, inseparable, integral, part and parcel |
Antonyms: |
added, extra, not included |
| Main Entry: | characteristic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | typical; distinguishing |
Synonyms: |
appropriate, diagnostic, differentiating, discriminating, discriminative, distinctive, distinguishing, emblematic, especial, essential, exclusive, fixed, idiosyncratic, inborn, inbred, indicative, individual, individualistic, individualizing, ingrained, inherent, innate, local, marked, native, normal, original, particular, peculiar, personal, private, proper, regular, representative, singular, special, specific, symbolic, symptomatic, unique |
Antonyms: |
abnormal, uncharacteristic, untypical |
| Main Entry: | congenital |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inborn |
Synonyms: |
complete, connate, connatural, constitutional, inbred, indigenous, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, inherited, innate, intrinsic, inveterate, latent, native, natural, thorough, unacquired, utter |
Antonyms: |
contracted |
| Main Entry: | constitutional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inherent |
Synonyms: |
built-in, congenital, deep-seated, essential, inborn, inbred, ingrained, innate, intrinsic, natural, organic, vital |
Antonyms: |
contracted, learned |
| Main Entry: | essential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | basic, fundamental |
Synonyms: |
absolute, basal, cardinal, cold, complete, congenital, connate, constitutional, deep-seated, elemental, elementary, ideal, inborn, inbred, inherent, innate, intrinsic, key, main, material, meat and potatoes, name of the game, nitty-gritty, nub, perfect, primary, prime, primitive, principal, quintessential, substratal, underlying |
| Notes: | the words crucial, essential, and vital cannot be qualified (cannot be more or less...) |
Antonyms: |
atypical, minor, secondary |
| Main Entry: | gut |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intuitive |
Synonyms: |
basic, deep-seated, emotional, heartfelt, innate, inner, instinctive, interior, internal, intimate, involuntary, natural, spontaneous, unthinking, visceral, viscerous |
Antonyms: |
material, physical |
| Main Entry: | inborn/inbred |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | coming from birth; natural |
Synonyms: |
congenital, connate, connatural, constitutional, deep-seated, essential, hereditary, inbred, indigenous, indwelling, ingenerate, ingrained, inherent, inherited, innate, instinctive, intrinsic, intuitive, native, unacquired |
Antonyms: |
acquired, earned |
| Main Entry: | indigenous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | native, inborn |
Synonyms: |
aboriginal, autochthonous, chthonic, congenital, connate, domestic, endemic, homegrown, inbred, inherent, inherited, innate, natural, original, primitive, unacquired |
Antonyms: |
alien, foreign |