Opposite of coming from heredity
Opposite of having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character
Opposite of biologically descended from one's parents or ancestors
“He had come from a refugee background, and his adoptive parents had been of the same original ethnicity as his birth parents.”
Opposite of naturally as part or consequence of something
“He castigates prize judges for giving the top awards to books for reasons extrinsic to literature.”
Opposite of relating to the body, as opposed to the mind
“He perhaps did not have the mental capacity to grasp how dire the situation was.”
Opposite of having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character
“Disclosing negative emotions without hurting one's partner is an unnatural skill and seldom learned very well in our society.”
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