Antonyms of adj inborn

2 senses of inborn

Sense 1
congenital, inborn, innate -- (present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development)

INDIRECT (VIA noninheritable) -> inheritable, heritable -- (capable of being inherited; "inheritable traits such as eye color"; "an inheritable title")

Sense 2
connatural, inborn, inbred -- (normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of the good")

INDIRECT (VIA native) -> adopted, adoptive -- (acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country")

Similarity of adj inborn

2 senses of inborn

Sense 1
congenital, inborn, innate -- (present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development)
       => noninheritable (vs. inheritable), nonheritable -- (not inheritable)

Sense 2
connatural, inborn, inbred -- (normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of the good")
       => native (vs. adopted) -- (belonging to one by birth; "my native land"; "one's native language")

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