[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

inherent \inher"ent\, a. l. inhaerens, -entis, p. pr. of
   inhaerere: cf. f. inh'erent. see inhere.
   permanently existing in something; inseparably attached or
   connected; naturally pertaining to; innate; inalienable; as,
   polarity is an inherent quality of the magnet; the inherent
   right of men to life, liberty, and protection. "a most
   inherent baseness." --shak.
   1913 webster

         the sore disease which seems inherent in civilization.
                                                  --southey.

   syn: innate; inborn; native; natural; inbred; inwrought;
        inseparable; essential; indispensable.
        1913 webster
see also:
inhere 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

inherent
     adj 1: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the
            ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of
            periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the
            truth" syn: built-in, constitutional, inbuilt,
            integral
     2: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired
        during fetal development syn: congenital, inborn, innate
     3: in the nature of something though not readily apparent;
        "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying
        meaning" syn: implicit inp, underlying
see also:
built-in constitutional inbuilt integral congenital inborn 
innate implicit inp underlying 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

70 moby thesaurus words for "inherent":
   accessible, at hand, attendant, automatic, available, basic, born,
   characteristic, congenital, connate, constitutional, deep-seated,
   distinctive, elemental, elementary, esoteric, essential,
   fundamental, hereditary, immanent, immediate, implanted, implicit,
   impulsive, in view, inalienable, inborn, inbred, indigenous,
   individual, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherited, innate,
   inner, instinctive, integral, internal, intimate, intrinsic,
   involuntary, inward, inwrought, irreducible, libidinal, native,
   natural, normal, on board, on deck, on hand, peculiar, present,
   private, regular, resident, secret, spontaneous, subjective,
   subliminal, typical, unalienable, unchallengeable, unconscious,
   unlearned, unquestionable, within call, within reach,
   within sight

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