in-born

Main Entry:
inborn [in-bawrn]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: 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, learned
Main Entry: born
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: innate
Synonyms: built-in, congenital, constitutional, deep-seated, essential, inborn, inbred, ingenerate, inherent, intrinsic, natural
Notes: born means brought into existence while borne means carried or transported
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: chronic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: incessant, never-ending
Synonyms: abiding, ceaseless, confirmed, constant, continual, continuing, continuous, deep-rooted, deep-seated, enduring, ever-present, fixed, habitual, inborn, inbred, incurable, ineradicable, ingrained, inveterate, lasting, lifelong, lingering, long-lived, long-standing, obstinate, perennial, persistent, persisting, prolonged, protracted, recurrent, recurring, rooted, routine, settled, stubborn, sustained, tenacious, unabating, unmitigated, unyielding, usual
Notes: acute is used for a sudden onset and short duration; chronic is for conditions that are slow to develop and of long duration
chronic is contrasted with acute as chronic pain persists over a longer period of time than acute pain and is resistant to most medical treatments
Antonyms: curable, eradicable, intermittent, occasional, temporary
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: deep-seated
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: ingrained
Synonyms: built-in, chronic, confirmed, deep down, deep-rooted, deeply felt, dyed-in-the-wool, established, fixed, habitual, inborn, inbred, inherent, lodged in one's brain, longstanding, longtime, subconscious
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: hereditary
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: inherited; transmitted at birth
Synonyms: ancestral, bequeathed, family, genealogical, genetic, handed down, heritable, inborn, inbred, inheritable, inherited, lineal, maternal, paternal, patrimonial, traditional, transmissible, transmitted, willed
Antonyms: acquired
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