Synonyms

inborn

American

[in-bawrn] / ˈɪnˈbɔrn /

adjective

naturally present at birth; innate.

Synonyms:

hereditary, congenital, native, natural, inherent, inbred

Antonyms:

learned

inborn British

/ ˈɪnˈbɔːn /

adjective

existing from birth; congenital; innate

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Related Words

See innate.

Etymology

Origin of inborn

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English inboren “native, indigenous”; see in- ¹, born

Example Sentences

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Inborn leadership traits certainly do exist, but upbringing, he found, matters too.

From Economist • Sep. 23, 2010

Inborn curiosity compelled her to take a hairpin and rip open a bit of the seam.

From Polly of Pebbly Pit by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

Inborn inclination determines the things every human being prefers to do, concerning all the fundamental activities of his life, and also the manner in which he prefers to do them.

From How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five Human Types by Benedict, Elsie Lincoln

Inborn usually means germinal, as applied to a trait, and it is so used in this book.

From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul

Inborn kindliness acted as it had done before, and conscious of his own helplessness, he was at a loss.

From Westways by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)

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