Inborn and Supervenient

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

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Supervenient is an antonym for inborn.

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

Usage example: he painted his landscapes for self-fulfillment, regarding financial rewards as supervenient to his reason for doing them

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Inborn is an antonym for supervenient.

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