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Inevitably vs Inherently - What's the difference?

inevitably | inherently |

As adverbs the difference between inevitably and inherently

is that inevitably is in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent while inherently is in an inherent way; naturally, innately, unavoidably.

inevitably

English

Adverb

(-)
  • In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
    • Inevitably , all creatures eventually die.
    The sun inevitably rises.
    Despite the town's best efforts, the dam inevitably gave way.
    The inevitably cold winter approaches.
  • As usual; predictably; as expected.
    • Inevitably , the next-door neighbour began to mow his lawn just as she lay down her head after a long night shift.
    The child inevitably began to cry when his mother went to work.
    The inevitably long line of customers queued for the latest 'Harry Potter'.

    Synonyms

    * (in a manner that this impossible to avoid) certainly, inexorably, unavoidably, necessarily * (as usual) always, predictably, regularly

    Antonyms

    * (in a manner that this impossible to avoid) evitably, avoidably, impossibly, incidentally * (as usual) unexpectedly, unusually

    Related terms

    * inevitability * inevitable

    inherently

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an inherent way; naturally, innately, unavoidably.
  • * 1791, Thomas Paine, The Rights Of Man
    • Rights are inherently in all the inhabitants; but charters, by annulling those rights, in the majority, leave the right, by exclusion, in the hands of a few.