Immanent and Incidental

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Immanent adjective - Being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing.

Usage example: a question as to whether altruism is immanent in all individuals or is instead acquired from without

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Incidental is an antonym for immanent.

Nearby Word: immanence

Incidental adjective - Happening by chance.

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Immanent is an antonym for incidental.

Nearby Words: incident, incidence, incidentally

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