Adventitious and Innate

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Adventitious adjective - Not being a vital part of or belonging to something.

Usage example: the point of view that art should be for art's sake and that moral considerations are adventitious to the study of art

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Innate is an antonym for adventitious.

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

Usage example: an innate athletic ability that allowed him to excel at just about any sport he tried his hand at

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Adventitious is an antonym for innate.

Nearby Word: innately

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