Synonyms & related words for congenital

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of congenital — including inborn, innate, hereditary, inherited. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to congenital

Explore words related to congenital — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include teratism, congenitally, malformation, hypoplasia, nonhereditary, deformity, aplasia, idiopathic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for congenital

Common synonyms for congenital include inborn, innate, hereditary, inherited — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does congenital come from?

The word congenital breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root gen-, from Latin gigno (“be born”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.