bred-in-the-bone

Synonyms

confirmed, deep, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched (also intrenched), hard-core, inveterate, rooted, settled;

Near Antonyms

brief, ephemeral, fleeting, impermanent, interim, momentary, provisional, short-lived, short-term, temporary, transient;

Related Words

firm, fixed, frozen, hard, hard-and-fast, immutable, irradicable, set, unalterable, unchangeable;

embedded (also imbedded), implanted, inculcated, instilled;

inborn, inbred, ingrained (also engrained), inherent, innate, integral, intrinsic, natural;

accustomed, chronic, customary, habitual, regular, typical, usual;

abiding, enduring, lifelong, persistent, persisting;