intrinsic

Main Entry:
intrinsic [in-trin-sik, -zik]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: basic, inborn
Synonyms: built-in, central, congenital, connate, constitutional, constitutive, deep-seated, elemental, essential, fundamental, genuine, hereditary, inbred, indwelling, inherent, inmost, innate, intimate, material, native, natural, particular, peculiar, real, true, underlying
Antonyms: accidental, acquired, extrinsic, incidental, 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: component
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: constituent
Synonyms: basic, composing, elemental, fundamental, inherent, integral, intrinsic, part and parcel of, part of
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: egotistic/egoistic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: thinking very highly of oneself
Synonyms: affected, aloof, autocratic, boastful, boasting, bragging, conceited, egocentric, egomaniacal, haughty, individualistic, inflated, inner-directed, intimate, intrinsic, introverted, isolated, narcissistic, obsessive, opinionated, personal, pompous, prideful, proud, puffed up, self-absorbed, self-admiring, self-centered, self-important, snobbish, stuck on oneself, stuck-up, subjective, superior, swollen, vain, vainglorious
Antonyms: altruistic, humble, modest, reserved, selfless, shy, submissive, timid, unassuming
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: fundamental
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: basic, important
Synonyms: axiological, axiomatic, basal, bottom, bottom-line, cardinal, central, constitutional, constitutive, crucial, elemental, elementary, essential, first, foundational, grass-roots, indispensable, integral, intrinsic, key, major, meat-and-potatoes, necessary, organic, original, paramount, primary, prime, primitive, primordial, principal, radical, requisite, rudimentary, significant, structural, substratal, substrative, supporting, sustaining, theoretical, underived, underlying, vital
Antonyms: additional, advanced, auxiliary, extra, minor, secondary, subordinate, trivial, unimportant
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
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