innate[adjective]Synonyms: inborn, congenital, constitutional, essential, inbred, ingrained, inherent, instinctive, intuitive, native, natural
Antonyms: acquired
Contrasted words: accidental, adventitious, fortuitous, incidental, affected, assumed, feigned, simulated, cultivated, fostered, nurtured
Related Words: constitutional,
deep-seated,
essential,
ingrained,
inherent,
intrinsic,
hereditary,
normal,
regular,
standard,
typical [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧nate /ˌɪˈneɪt◂/
adjective[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of innasci, from nasci 'to be born']
1. an innate quality or ability is something you are born with:
Children have an innate ability to learn language.2. an innate belief is something you feel strongly about and are unlikely to change:
the innate conservatism of the farming community—innately adverb:
the army’s innately conservative values [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲