ingrained

in·grained

adjective \ˈin-ˌgrānd, (ˌ)in-ˈ\

Definition of INGRAINED

1

: worked into the grain or fiber

2

: forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated <ingrained prejudice>

— in·grained·ly also en·grained·ly \ˈin-ˌgrā-nəd-lē, ˈin-ˌgrānd-lē, (ˌ)in-ˈ\ adverb

Variants of INGRAINED

in·grained also en·grained \ˈin-ˌgrānd, (ˌ)in-ˈ\

Examples of INGRAINED

1. These attitudes are very deeply ingrained in the culture.
2. <her deeply ingrained distrust of all authority>

First Known Use of INGRAINED

1599

Related to INGRAINED

Synonyms

built-in, constitutional, constitutive, essential, hardwired, immanent, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrain, inherent (also engrained), innate, integral, intrinsic, native, natural

Antonyms

adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic

Related Words

basic, deep-rooted, elemental, fundamental; congenital, hereditary, inherited, inmost, inner, interior; internal; characteristic, distinctive, peculiar; habitual, inveterate; normal, regular, typical

Near Antonyms

alien, foreign; accidental, coincidental, incidental; acquired, adscititious; superficial, surface; exterior, external

Rhymes with INGRAINED

birdbrained, bloodstained, close-grained, coarse-grained, contained, crackbrained, cross-grained, harebrained, left-brained, mad-brained, membraned, restrained, right-brained, tearstained, unfeigned