Thesaurus:inveterate

Thesaurus

inveterate

English

Adjective

Sense: firmly established; deeply ingrained in the nature of a person or thing

Synonyms

• bred-in-the-bone
• deep-rooted
• deep-seated
• dyed-in-the-wool
• ingrained
• inveterate
• long-standing
• radicated (rare)

Antonyms

• casual
• transient

Hyponyms

• ineradicable

Hypernyms

• established
• fixed

See also

• Thesaurus:innate
• Thesaurus:obstinate

Further reading

• “150. stability” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “inveterate” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.