ingrained
adj.
imprinted, firmly fixed, deeply rooted; dyed before being woven (of fiber)
ingrain
v.
dye before being woven (of fiber); embed, fix firmly; instill in the mind or character
ingrained
Adjective
1. (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"
(synonym) deep-rooted, deep-seated, implanted, planted
(similar) established, constituted
ingrain
Verb
1. thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"
(synonym) grain
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
2. produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
(synonym) impress, instill
(hypernym) affect, impress, move, strike
Ingrained
(imp. & p. p.)
of Ingrain
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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ingrained
Synonyms 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
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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