built-in
/bɪltˈɪn
/adjective
1Forming an integral part of a structure: a worktop with a built-in cooker...
- The apartment also has a home bar set into an alcove, complete with built-in cooler, beer taps and storage shelves.
- The built-in flash is very small but is powerful enough to light objects up to 4.8 meters away.
- The use of built-in cabinets, wardrobes and work tops is unavoidable to ensure optimal use of space.
Synonyms
fitted, fixed, integral, integrated, incorporated, permanent
1.1(Of a characteristic) inherent; innate: the system has a built-in resistance to change...
- I wonder if doctors have a built-in urge to be deep country doctors just as poets dream they may become deep country poets?
- National Express, as the incumbent, should have the built-in advantage of experience.
- Research in the life sciences is committed, due to the built-in complexity of the subject under study, to the use of models.
Synonyms
inherent, intrinsic, incorporated, inseparable, inbuilt;
essential, implicit, basic, fundamental, deep-rooted, rooted, permanent, ingrained, natural, native, radical
rare connatural