Ingrained habits and beliefs are difficult to change or remove.
Morals tend to be deeply ingrained.
From ingrained habit he paused to straighten up the bed.
Synonyms: fixed, rooted, deep-seated, fundamental More Synonyms of ingrained
ingrained in British English
or engrained (ɪnˈɡreɪnd)
adjective
1.
deeply impressed or instilled
his fears are deeply ingrained
2. (prenominal)
complete or inveterate; utter
an ingrained fool
3.
(esp of dirt) worked into or through the fibre, grain, pores, etc
Derived forms
ingrainedly or engrainedly (ɪnˈɡreɪnɪdlɪ)
adverb
ingrainedness (inˈgrainedness) or engrainedness (enˈgrainedness)
noun
ingrained in American English
(ˈɪnˈgreɪnd; ˈɪnˌgreɪnd)
adjective
1.
a.
worked into the fiber
b.
firmly fixed or established
ingrained principles
2.
inveterate; thoroughgoing
an ingrained liar
Examples of 'ingrained' in a sentence
ingrained
Because we talked earlier about how if you pulled an opinion and you see more evidence to the contrary, your opinion becomes more ingrained.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
The suggestions they were given upturned all their ingrained beliefs and habits.
Bethune, Helen Positive Parent Power (1991)
The habit of war was deeply ingrained.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This has become ingrained into our culture.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is taking a long time to shake off the attitudes that became ingrained then.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
None of us would want pessimism to become ingrained.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It seems that negative moods are now an ingrained habit.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The lowly status of the engineer is ingrained in our culture.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is in our homes and classrooms that lifelong attitudes are ingrained.
The Sun (2007)
It will only become a drawback if the habits of partisanship have become ingrained.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He was there because of another ingrained habit.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Patience is a virtue deeply ingrained in the sheikh.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Human rights groups say that this abuse is ingrained in prison culture.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is a quality that has become ingrained since the trauma of their relegation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It would also run against deeply ingrained habits of discretion.
Jonathan Gregson BLOOD AGAINST THE SNOWS: The Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty (2002)
Because my boss was steeped in that culture it became ingrained in me as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
From an early age they have a competitive environment in which skills become ingrained.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Each day we make countless choices and live out deeply ingrained habits that all add up to a lifestyle.
Christianity Today (2000)
It is the working ejection seat that is so deeply ingrained in the consciousness of people about my age.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
That habit now seems ingrained and things that would have been luxuries to previous generations are now viewed as essentials.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Its interior is ingrained with dirt.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Rugby is their national sport, totally ingrained in their culture.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Be aware of ingrained attitudes.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You select food or "facts" that reinforce your ingrained attitude and so miss the opportunity to improve your success and your life through new and different ideas.
O'Keeffe, John Your One Week Way to Mind-Fitness (1994)
In other languages
ingrained
British English: ingrained ADJECTIVE
Ingrained habits and beliefs are difficult to change or remove.
Morals tend to be deeply ingrained.
American English: ingrained
Brazilian Portuguese: arraigado
Chinese: 根深蒂固的习惯或信仰
European Spanish: arraigado
French: enraciné
German: eingefleischt
Italian: radicato
Japanese: >深くしみついた習慣・考えが
Korean: 뿌리 깊은
European Portuguese: arraigado
Latin American Spanish: arraigado
(adjective)
Definition
(of a habit, feeling, or belief) deeply impressed or instilled
Morals tend to be deeply ingrained.
Synonyms
fixed
rooted
a deeply rooted prejudice
deep-seated
fundamental
constitutional
inherent
the dangers inherent in an outbreak of war
hereditary
In men, hair loss is hereditary.
in the blood
intrinsic
Diamonds have little intrinsic value.
deep-rooted
long-term solutions to a deep-seated problem
indelible
My visit to India left an indelible impression on me.
inveterate
the inveterate laziness of these boys
inborn
It is clear that the ability to smile is inborn.
inbred
behaviour patterns that are inbred
inbuilt
ineradicable
brassbound
Additional synonyms
in the sense of constitutional
Definition
inherent in the nature of a person or thing
Synonyms
inherent,
organic,
intrinsic,
congenital,
inborn,
immanent
in the sense of deep-rooted
Definition
(of ideas, beliefs, etc.) firmly fixed or held
long-term solutions to a deep-seated problem
Synonyms
fixed,
confirmed,
rooted,
settled,
entrenched,
ingrained,
inveterate,
dyed-in-the-wool,
ineradicable
in the sense of hereditary
Definition
passed on genetically from one generation to another