Meanings
adjectiveinbuilt (comparative more inbuilt, superlative most inbuilt)
comparative more inbuilt · superlative most inbuilt · alternative in-built
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveexisting as an essential constituent or characteristic
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Germanic*in
- Proto-West Germanic*in
- Old Englishin
- Old Englishin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishin-
- Englishbuilt
- Englishinbuilt
Translations
Bulgarian вграден
- вграден (vgraden)Existing as an essential constituent
Polish wbudowany, wgrany
- wbudowanyExisting as an essential constituent
- wgranyExisting as an essential constituent
Cite this entry
APA
inbuilt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inbuilt
MLA
“inbuilt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inbuilt. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inbuilt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inbuilt.
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