Synonyms for inborn
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Innate — innate; possessed by an organism at birth
innate, congenital, natural, inherent, intrinsic, native, instinctive, ingrained, essential, constitutional, unlearned, connate, unlearnt
2. Connatural
in-bred, connatural dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Innate; possessed by an organism at birth.
- adj. 2
Inherited; hereditary.
Related words
- Word family
- inbornness
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Inherent and intrinsic may be said of persons or things; congenital, inborn, inbred, innate, apply to living beings.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- inherent It seems to be something inherent to the human race.
- innate Gauss had an innate talent for mathematical problems.
- intrinsic Tom lacks intrinsic motivation to study French.
- congenital Ziri has got congenital heart disease.
- inherited My sixty-year-old aunt inherited the huge estate.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inborn | steady | |
| inherent | steady | |
| innate | rising | |
| intrinsic | rising | |
| congenital | steady | |
| inherited | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- native2, innate2
- 7 letters
- natural3, connate
- 8 letters
- inherent3, unlearnt
- 9 letters
- essential3, inherited4, intrinsic3, ingrained2, unlearned
- 10 letters
- congenital4, connatural
- 11 letters
- instinctive3
- 14 letters
- constitutional5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (native2 = 2 syllables).