What are the opposite words for extrinsic?
The word "extrinsic" refers to something that is not essential or inherent, but rather external or imposed. Its antonyms, then, would be words that describe something that is essential, inherent, or intrinsic. Examples of such antonyms include integral, innate, inherent, essential, intrinsic, and core. These words all suggest that something is an essential part of something else, rather than something that is external or separate from it. By using these antonyms in contrast to the word "extrinsic," writers can emphasize the importance of things that are fundamental and fundamental to a particular context, whether it be a relationship, a project, or a concept.
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- extraneous
- remote
- intrinsic
- included
- alien
- deep-rooted
- essential
- exterior
- extrinsic
- foreign
- inborn
- outer
- built-in
- fundamental
- ingrained
- inherent
- instinctive
- integral
- natural
- parenthetical
- radical
- all
- exotic
- innate
- basic, fundamental
- basic, hereditary
- inherited, native
- reflex, automatic
- necessary, basic
- basic, inborn
- fundamental, basic
- affecting the entire system
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- extraneous
- remote
- intrinsic
- included
-
alien
- akin,
- appropriate,
- native,
- proper.
- deep-rooted
- essential
- exterior
- extrinsic
- foreign
- inborn
- outer
- built-in
-
fundamental
- axiological,
- underived,
- foundational,
- bottom-line,
- bottomline,
- in dispensable,
- in-dispensable,
- meat-and-potatoes,
- more axiological,
- more bottom-line,
- more foundational,
- more grass roots,
- more grass-roots,
- more grassroots,
- more meat-and-potatoes,
- more substrative,
- more sustaining,
- more underived,
- most axiological,
- most bottom line,
- most bottom-line,
- most foundational,
- most grass roots,
- most grass-roots,
- most grassroots,
- most meat-and-potatoes,
- most underived,
- para mount,
- para-mount,
- substrative,
- un derived,
- un-derived.
- ingrained
- inherent
-
instinctive
- unprompted,
- Intuitional,
- Unmeditated,
- by seat of one pants,
- by seat of one's pants,
- by seat of ones pants,
- by seat of pants,
- by seat one pants,
- by seat one's pants,
- by seat ones pants,
- by seat pants,
- in tuitional,
- in voluntary,
- in-voluntary,
- kneejerk,
- more intuitional,
- more second-nature,
- more secondnature,
- more unmeditated,
- more unprompted,
- most second nature,
- most second-nature,
- most secondnature,
- second-nature,
- un meditated,
- un prompted,
- un thinking,
- un-learned,
- un-meditated,
- un-premeditated,
- un-prompted,
- un-thinking.
- integral
- natural
- parenthetical
-
radical
- anarchistic,
- freethinking,
- leftist,
- recusant,
- Ultraist,
- farout,
- in subordinate,
- in-subordinate,
- more anarchistic,
- more extremist,
- more insurrectionary,
- more leftist,
- more meat and potatoes,
- more recusant,
- more ultraist,
- most anarchistic,
- most extremist,
- most freethinking,
- most insurrectionary,
- most leftist,
- most meat and potatoes,
- most recusant,
- most ultraist,
- pro found,
- pro founder,
- pro-found,
- pro-founder,
- un compromising,
- un-compromising.
- all
- exotic
- innate
- basic, fundamental
- basic, hereditary
- inherited, native
- reflex, automatic
- necessary, basic
- basic, inborn
- fundamental, basic
- affecting the entire system
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
yesperson
- Antonyms:
- adversary, antagonist, boss.
