Underlying vs Inherent - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between underlying and inherent

is that underlying is lying underneath while inherent is inherent.

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lying underneath

We dug down to the underlying rock.

basic or fundamental

Points and straight lines are underlying elements of geometry.

implicit

Many nursery rhymes have an underlying meaning.

* (archaic)

(-)

Naturally as part or consequence of something.

* (Lyn Beth Neylon)

You are a human being. You have rights inherent in that reality. You have dignity and worth that exists prior to law.

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* Not to be confused with inherit .

* extrinsic

* ingrained

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