Definitions

innately

[ih-nayt-lee, in-ayt-lee] / ɪˈneɪt li, ˈɪn eɪt li /

ADVERB

by nature, inherently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

by birth by nature constitutionally essentially fundamentally inherently intrinsically natively naturally

STRONG

by definition congenitally elementally implicitly inalienably inalterably integrally necessarily

WEAK

endogenously in one's bones instinctively instinctually

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accidentally adventitiously by accident extrinsically incidentally nonintrinsically

STRONG

by chance exogenously extraneously not necessarily superficially

WEAK

now and then occasionally sometimes

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innately

I feel like I know a lot of people who might just casually buy into conspiracies, almost innately.

From Slate ● May 7, 2026

And since October, Gemini has had the “native audio” model, innately understanding speech and generating responses without any cumbersome transcription.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

This ability was is "innately important and native to animals and humans", and if this could be unlocked in AI, it could "superpower" humans in many ways, "including creativity, robotic learning, design and architecture".

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025

Rather, there’s “something innately different” about individuals who responded favorably to an increase in sour.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025

Even as a kid, I understood innately that the South was knit into me, part of my heritage that was meaningful enough for my father to make return visits to see his people there.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama