Dictionary Definition
ingrained adj : (used especially of ideas or
principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted
prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted
convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted
need" [syn: deep-rooted,
deep-seated,
implanted, planted]
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Translations
- Finnish: syvään juurtunut, syöpynyt
- German: angeboren, eingefleischt (1); eingewurzelt (2)
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
basic,
chronic, colorfast, confirmed, congenital, constant, constitutional,
deep-dyed, deep-engraven, deep-fixed, deep-grounded, deep-laid,
deep-rooted, deep-seated, deep-set, deep-settled, double-dyed,
dyed-in-the-wool, embedded, embossed, engrafted, engraved, entrenched, esoteric, essential, established, etched, fadeless, fast, firmly established, fixed, fundamental, graven, hereditary, immanent, implanted, implicit, impressed, imprinted, inalienable, inborn, inbred, incorrigible, inculcated, indelible, indelibly
impressed, indwelling, infixed, ingrain, ingrown, inherent, inherited, innate, inner, instilled, internal, intrinsic, inveterate, inward, inwrought, irreducible, irreversible,
long-established, native,
natural, old-line, on a
rock, on bedrock, organic, private, resident, rooted, secret, set, settled, settled in habit,
stabilized, subjective, thorough, unalienable, unchallengeable,
unfading, unquestionable, vested, well-established,
well-founded, well-grounded, well-set, well-settled