ingrained
adjective
, (ˌ)in-ˈgrānd
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Other Words from ingrained
, ˈin-ˌgrānd-lē , (ˌ)in-ˈgrā-nəd-lē , -ˈgrānd- \
adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for ingrained
Synonyms
built-in, constitutional, constitutive, essential, hardwired, immanent, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrain, inherent, innate, integral, intrinsic, native, natural
Antonyms
adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic
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Hurricanes and floods are part of life on the island, so ingrained that older houses were built with scuttle holes to allow floodwater in and out, so the houses would not float off their foundations. — Jack Healy, New York Times, "They Rode Out Dorian in the Outer Banks. Now Comes the Hard Part.," 8 Sep. 2019 So deeply ingrained is this thinking that it has been considered part of the natural order that humankind's development comes at the expense of our planet. — Bianca Britton, CNN, "Harry and Meghan branded hypocrites for using private jets," 19 Aug. 2019 This ingrained volatility has also powered the consolidation of the meat industry: Only the biggest companies could weather the troughs, and these companies quickly bought up competitors who didn’t have enough financial buffer in hard times. — Liz Specht, WIRED, "Alt-Meat Trounces Animal Meat's Massive Inefficiencies," 19 Aug. 2019 So deeply ingrained is this thinking that it has been considered part of the natural order that humankind’s development comes at the expense of our planet. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "‘Hypocrites’ Prince Harry and Meghan Markle criticized for private jet travel: Diana ‘always flew commercial’," 15 Aug. 2019 Still, Kim has shown himself in some ways to be a new leader breaking with North Korea’s ingrained culture. — Washington Post, "Inside the hidden life of Kim Jong Un," 14 June 2019 Being dressed with mayo gives the Popeye’s sandwich an ingrained, pleasure advantage over the sauceless Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich. — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, "Chick-fil-A vs. Popeyes: The sandwich showdown," 21 Aug. 2019 Seeking opportunity and fleeing the ingrained anti-Semitism of the late Soviet era, the family left for the United States, settling in Los Angeles when the future actor was a baby. — Stephen Silver, sun-sentinel.com, "Jewish actor Anton Yelchin remembered in documentary," 7 Aug. 2019 Fighting is so ingrained in the hockey ethos that arresting everyone who throws a punch or swings a stick could pretty quickly leave the NHL short on hockey players. — Dan Horn, Cincinnati.com, "Can pitcher get arrested for throwing at Reds' batter? Yes, but he probably won't.," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ingrained.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ingrained
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